Laparoscopic ovarian transposition prior to pelvic radiation in young women with anorectal malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence.

Aim: Young women undergoing radiotherapy (RT) for pelvic malignancies are at risk of developing premature ovarian insufficiency. Ovarian transposition (OT) aims to preserve ovarian function in these patients. However, its role in anorectal malignancy has yet to be firmly established.

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage after a vaginal mesh prolapse procedure.

Background: The present study describes a complication of a transvaginal pelvic floor repair system for the treatment of anterior vaginal prolapse.

Case: A postmenopausal woman with anterior vaginal wall prolapse was treated with a transvaginal nonabsorbable polypropylene mesh system. The procedure was complicated by a large perioperative retroperitoneal hematoma.

Presentation, management and outcomes of thrombosis for children with cardiomyopathy.

Background: Thrombosis in children with dilated and inflammatory cardiomyopathy is an unpredictable complication with potentially important morbidity.

Objective: To determine the prevalence, associated factors, management and outcomes of thrombosis in this setting.

Methods: Data were obtained from review of medical records.

The prevalence of positive hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV serology in cornea donors prescreened by medical and social history in Ontario, Canada.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the serum of cornea donors who had been previously screened by social and medical history by the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division.

Method: A retrospective examination of the donor records of the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division, was conducted. A total of 3,228 records were examined covering the period from May 17, 1993 to May 31, 1996.

Ethnic variability in peritoneal equilibration test and urea kinetics.

The influence of ethnicity on peritoneal permeability and the adequacy of peritoneal dialysis was studied in 202 end-stage renal failure patients on peritoneal dialysis. Patients were classified into whites, Orientals, blacks, and a miscellaneous group consisting of East Indians, Persians, and others whose ethnicity was unknown. The patients were on peritoneal dialysis for a mean period of 29.