From traditional to innovative: implications of cranial non-metric traits in personal identification.

In forensic anthropology, personal identification is mainly performed through a qualitative assessment and comparison of morphological bone and dental features between antemortem and postmortem data. Although non-metric traits have been traditionally considered as individualizing features, their potential has been limitedly investigated. Indeed, frequencies of variants can represent an additional tool to provide probabilities and likelihood ratios that an individual presents a combination of traits, hence quantifying a possible identification.

Validated Questionnaires for the Assessment of Italian Patients with Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is a pathological condition that significantly impacts women's health. It is therefore necessary to correctly diagnose it and offer the most appropriate treatment for her. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have been established, which include questionnaires measuring quality of life (QoL) and symptoms.

Iliococcygeus fixation for the treatment of vaginal vault prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: It has been reported that approximately 80-90% of apical prolapse repair is through reconstructive or obliterative vaginal surgery. Although several procedures have been described, to date there is a lack of consensus on the best surgical procedure. The aim of this study was to perform a thorough review of the current literature on the efficacy and safety of the iliococcygeus fixation technique for the treatment of vaginal vault prolapse.

Urethral Bulking Agents for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: Efficacy, Safety, and Impact on the Overactive Bladder Symptoms with an Underlying Detrusor Overactivity.

: Mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) has always represented a major therapeutic challenge and the management of this type of incontinence is often complicated by uncertain outcomes. Surgical options include interventions targeting both stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urge urinary incontinence (UUI), although there are no international published guidelines that dictate whether it is better to start with surgical management to address the SUI or UUI component after the failure of conservative treatment. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Macroplastique (MPQ) procedure on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women with MUI with a minimum follow-up of 1 year.

Long-Term Outcomes of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Obturator: Efficacy and Safety at Long-Term Follow-Up.

The use of tension-free vaginal tape obturator (TVT-O) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has been widely debated over the last decade due to the lack of evidence on its long-term outcomes. The aim of this prospective study is to assess, for the first time in the available literature, the efficacy and safety of TVT-O implantation in women with pure SUI over a 17-year follow-up period. : We included all women who complained of pure SUI symptoms (confirmed urodynamically) and underwent the TVT-O procedure.