Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to 50% of women and has a significant impact on quality of life. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is the gold standard treatment for vault prolapse and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy has many advantages. This study aimed to compare the results of two laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy procedures performed at two different surgical centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of patients who underwent sacrocolpopexy using a self-adhesive mesh.
Materials And Methods: This is a prospective, monocentric study conducted between October 2019 and December 2020. We included 20 consecutive patients on whom sacrocolpopexy using the Parietex ProGripTM Self-Fixating Mesh (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) was performed.
Advanced pelvic organ prolapse is a public health problem, and its treatment can be difficult, requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Aim: The main objective of this article is to describe particular aspects of the use of Parietex ProGrip trade; Self-Fixating Mesh for abdominal sacrocolpopexy or sacrocervicopexy. The secondary objective is to present the initial results of the use of these self-fixating meshes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe desire for perfect haemostasis has led the medical equipment industry to produce ideal instruments for safe thyroidectomy. Thus, haemostasis and sealing instruments such as the LigaSureTM Small Jaw, ThunderbeatTM Open Fine Jaw and HarmonicTM Focus have been indicated for thyroid surgery. Aim: The purpose of this study is to present the initial results of using these three surgical instruments for performing monobloc thyroidectomy.
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