Breast gel based on Boswellia serrata, Betaine and myo-Inositol improves cyclic mastodynia in fertile women: A retrospective clinical study.

Background: The management of mastodynia plays a central role in improving women quality of life. Despite its high occurrence, specific therapeutic guidelines for mastalgia are still lacking. Available therapies include unspecific anti-inflammatories, even though they may often expose to undesirable effects and low compliance.

Surgical treatment of an isolated omental cervical cancer recurrence: report of a case and review of the literature.

Aims And Background: Recurrent cervical cancer has traditionally been associated with a dismal prognosis. Historically, patients who developed distant metastases from cervical cancer were not considered eligible for surgical resection; only palliative treatment options are available, generally consisting of chemo- and/or radiotherapy. Metastases usually appear in the liver, lung or lymph nodes.

Effects of unilateral ovariectomy on female fertility outcome.

Purpose: To compare the fertility outcome among women subjected to unilateral ovariectomy and other abdominal or non-gynaecologic pelvic surgery.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 113 fertile women, surgically treated between 1990 and 2001 at Sapienza University of Rome with unilateral ovariectomy (UO), appendectomy (AP) or cholecystectomy (CO) for benign disease, were analysed for fertility outcome. Patients with assessed pre-surgical fertility defects, previous abdominal or pelvic surgeries and post-surgical contraception were not included.

CO2 laser therapy of the Bartholin's gland cyst: surgical data and functional short- and long-term results.

The Bartholin's gland cyst is a condition that occurs in approximately 2% of women, most of whom are of reproductive age. Although benign, it is associated with significant patient discomfort. Definitive treatment involves the surgical removal of the entire cyst.

Solitary gastric recurrence from ovarian carcinoma: a case report and literature review.

Background: Isolated gastric recurrence due to ovarian cancer is a rare event and is usually associated with gastrointestinal symptoms.

Case Report: We report a case of an isolated gastric recurrence of ovarian carcinoma in an otherwise asymptomatic 42-year-old woman in whom diagnosis was made using the FDG-PET/CT scan followed by laparoscopy.

Conclusions: In rare cases, ovarian cancer can directly recur on the stomach without any symptoms.

The use of Hyalomatrix PA in the treatment of deep partial-thickness burns.

Since 2001, Hyalomatrix PA (Fidia Advanced Biopolymers, Abano Terme, Italy) has been used in our center on pediatric burned patients as a temporary dermal substitute to cover deep partial-thickness burns after dermabrasion. This "bridge" treatment was adopted to remove necrotic debris (dermabrasion) and to stimulate regeneration in a humid and protected environment (Hyalomatrix PA). We present results obtained with this approach.