Vaginal hysterectomy vs. laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in women with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas: a retrospective study.

Introduction: Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the female reproductive system. Although the majority of myomas are asymptomatic, some patients have symptoms or signs of varying degrees and require a hysterectomy.

The Aim Of The Study: The aim of the study was to compare the clinical results of two minimally invasive hysterectomy techniques: vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH).

[(Un)Forgotten Neugebauer-Le Fort operation. Paramedian closure of the vagina--safe and effective surgical procedure for treating of pelvic organ prolapse in older women].

Objectives: The aim of the study is to present data concerning Neugebauer-Le Fort operations performed at the Gynecologic Oncology Clinic, Polish Mother's Health Center Research Institute in Lodz between 2000-2009, including the effects of the surgeries on improving quality of life.

Material And Methods: Our research included all patients (90 women) operated due to total pelvic organ prolapse (stage IV of POP-Q) in Gynecologic Oncology Clinic. The data was collected retrospectively from medical records.

Classical radical hysterectomy and nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy in the treatment of cervical cancer.

Aim Of The Study: To compare Piver III radical hysterectomy (RH) with nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (NSRH) for cervical cancer patients in terms of postoperative physiology of pelvic autonomic nerves and perioperative complications.

Material And Methods: Seventy-three consecutive patients with invasive cervical cancer underwent RH (53 cases) or NSRH (20 cases) from 2001 to 2012 at the Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology of Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute in Łódź.

Results: Compared with patients treated with RH, patients who underwent NSRH presented no significant difference in terms of operative time (146 vs.

[Laparoscopic treatment of benign ovarian tumors].

Background: laparoscopic surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in the presence of benign ovarian tumor.

The Aim Of The Study: The purpose of our study was to analyze clinical findings, operative procedures, size and histopathologic type of tumors, time of hospitalization and surgical complications.

Material And Methods: 102 female patients operated for benign adnexal masses by laparoscopic approach, in 3rd Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Medicine, Lódź, between 2001-2004.

[The number and histopathologic type of ovarian tumors operated during cesarean section at the Polish Mother's Health Institute between 1990-2000].

Objectives: The differences exist in concerning the estimation of number and histopathological type of ovarian tumors in pregnancy.

Material And Methods: From all 41,661 labours which took place in our Institute between 1990-2000 retrospective analysis of medical documentation of 11,050 caesarean sections (CS) as well as histopathological protocols were performed.

Results: The prevalence of ovarian tumors removed during CS performed between 28-41 weeks of gestation was 0.