Flemish obstetricians' personal preference regarding induction of labor and mode of delivery in term births.

Introduction: In a 2002 survey, 2% of Flemish gynecologists preferred elective cesarean section for themselves or their partner. This study aims to determine actual preference regarding induction of labor and mode of delivery in term cephalic or breech births for gy- necologists or their partners.

Materials And Methods: An anonymous postal questionnaire was sent to all gynecologists and trainees in Flanders.

Sentinel node detection in a patient with recurrent endometrial cancer initially treated by hysterectomy and radiotherapy.

This is the first article reporting sentinel node identification in a patient with endometrial cancer recurring in the vagina. A 79-year-old woman presented with a midvaginal recurrence of a stage IB, grade II endometroid carcinoma that had been treated 3 years earlier by a total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and pelvic lymph node sampling, followed by adjuvant brachytherapy to the vaginal vault. A staging examination under anesthetic was performed.

Sentinel node detection in patients with vaginal carcinoma.

Objective: The objective was to describe sentinel ode detection in patients with primary and recurrent vaginal carcinoma.

Method: Preoperatively 60-mBq technetium-labeled nannocolloid was injected in the mucosa at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock, just adjacent to the vaginal cancer. Sentinel nodes were detected using a laparoscopic or hand-held probe (Navigator) and removed for pathological assessment.

Intraoperative sentinel node identification with Technetium-99m-labeled nanocolloid in patients with cancer of the uterine cervix: a feasibility study.

The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of intraoperative lymphatic mapping in patients with cervical carcinoma. Patients with early-stage cervical cancer, scheduled to undergo a Wertheims radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy, were eligible for the study. Technetium-99-m-labeled nanocolloid was injected intracervically at two locations around the tumor 3-6 hours before the operation.

Long-term effects of ad libitum low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets on body weight and serum lipids in overweight subjects with metabolic syndrome.

Background: Overweight individuals with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary vascular disease. Weight gain and features of the syndrome may be ameliorated by dietary intervention.

Objective: We investigated the effects of replacing one-quarter of daily fat intake by complex or simple carbohydrate on body weight and intermediary metabolism.