On the Shoulders of Giants Through the Lens of the Laparoscope Dr. Harry Reich: Empathy, Optics and Courage.

Harry Reich, MD, FACOG, FRCOG, FACS is known worldwide as a pioneer in the field of laparoscopic surgery. He performed the first laparoscopic hysterectomy, the first pelvic lymphadenectomy for cancer, and the first excision of cul-de-sac endometriosis that included rectal resection. This article explores his life and contributions.

Effectiveness of psychosomatic therapy for patients with persistent somatic symptoms: Results from the CORPUS randomised controlled trial in primary care.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of psychosomatic therapy versus care as usual in primary care for patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS).

Methods: We conducted a pragmatic, two-armed, randomised controlled trial among primary care patients with PSS in the Netherlands that included 39 general practices and 34 psychosomatic therapists. The intervention, psychosomatic therapy, consisted of 6-12 sessions delivered by specialised exercise- and physiotherapists.

Resectoscopic Surgery Part III: Advanced Resectoscopic Surgery.

In this final section of our three-part series, we will apply the basic and intermediate skills described in the first two parts to advance the gynecologist's skills to accomplish the most demanding of resectoscopic surgical challenges. In Part I of this series, we reviewed the benefits of the continuous flow gynecologic resectoscope (CFGR) and how the motivated gynecologist can assemble an operative team and overcome the impediments to learning the use of this versatile and minimally invasive instrument. In this first section, we outlined and analyzed basic resectoscopic surgery-endometrial ablation, the resection of small submucous myomas and endometrial polyps, as well as the treatment of mild Asherman's syndrome and the removal of retained products of conception.

Perceived working mechanisms of psychosomatic therapy in patients with persistent somatic symptoms in primary care: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the perceived working mechanisms of psychosomatic therapy according to patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) and their psychosomatic therapists.

Design: Qualitative study using semistructured face-to-face interviews and focus groups. All interviews were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed, by two researchers independently, based on the thematic analysis.