The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on endometriosis patients: A survey of 1,089 UK patients.

Background: The impact of Covid-19 on endometriosis patients is under-researched. Endometriosis has significant psychosocial effects on patients. Moreover, the mainstay of diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis is elective surgery, impacted as a result of healthcare strain.

Para-aortic plus pelvic lymphadenectomy in locally advanced cervical cancer: A single institutional experience.

Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of transperitoneal laparoscopic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy in the setting of surgical staging of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), and to analyse the prognostic value and impact of this staging on the survival prognosis of this condition.

Study Design: Data from 67 patients with LACC who underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy and who received chemo-radiation therapy were retrospectively analysed.

Results: Metastatic lymph nodes (LN) were identified in 32 patients (47.

[Use of ocular drugs in pregnancy].

The information available on the safety of medicines in pregnant women is limited and must be suitably channeled. Medication that is applied topically or as eye drops can present relevant systemic absorption and cross the placenta barrier or enter maternal milk. We have reviewed ophthalmic medicines according to the fetal risk categories proposed by the classification of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).