Publications by authors named "Maria Angeles Martinez-Maestre"

Background And Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze indirect costs of vaginal and laparoscopic routes for hysterectomy to determine whether this makes a difference in total costs when considering route for surgery.

Methods: A five-year observational retrospective cohort study was conducted in an academic tertiary care center. A total of 517 patients scheduled for total laparoscopic hysterectomy (n = 137) and vaginal hysterectomy (n = 380) for benign conditions between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2012 meeting inclusion criteria were reviewed.

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  • * It compared two groups of hospitals, finding that those with higher recurrence rates (group B) had significant odds ratios indicating worse outcomes for recurrences, death, and disease-specific mortality.
  • * Key factors linked to better outcomes included higher surgical volume, increased participation in clinical trials, more frequent MRI use, greater reliance on sentinel lymph node biopsies, and a positive learning curve with fewer early recurrences.
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This retrospective analysis aimed to assess the risk factors for recurrence in patients diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer (≤IB1 or IIA1, FIGO 2009) undergoing robot-assisted radical hysterectomy in Spain and Portugal between 2009 and 2018. A second primary objective was to audit the oncological outcomes according to quality indicators (QI) proposed by the European Society of Gynecology Oncology (ESGO). The study population included 239 women.

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Objective: Risk models in endometrial cancer define prognosis and indicate adjuvant therapy. One of the currently used classifications was designed in 2016 in collaboration with the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO), and the European Society of Radiotherapy (ESTRO). A high-intermediate risk group was introduced within the intermediate risk group.

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Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) has been implemented to support physicians about the medical prescription of genetic testing. CDSS is based on open source software. A CDSS for prescribing these genetic tests in BRCA1 and BRCA2 and preventing gynecological cancer risks has been designed and performed in the 'Virgen del Rocío' University Hospital.

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Clinical evidence demonstrates that BRCA 1 and BRCA2 mutations can develop a gynecological cancer but genetic testing has a high cost to the healthcare system. Besides, several studies in the literature indicate that performing these genetic tests to the population is not cost-efficient. Currently, our physicians do not have a system to provide them the support for prescribing genetic tests.

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17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency is a rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by mutations in CYP17A1. Two phenotypic female sisters, aged 17 and 15 years and with 46,XY and 46,XX karyotypes, respectively, presented with primary amenorrhea and absent secondary sexual characteristics. The elder sib also presented with high blood pressure.

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Aim: The frequency of antenatal care visits during pregnancy was examined to determine their effect on maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with pre-eclampsia.

Methods: This study included 150 pregnant women with pre-eclampsia who attended the Outpatient Clinic of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Ismailia General Hospital. The women were interviewed and their antenatal care visits recorded.

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Objective(s): To identify factors associated with a successful see-and-treat hysteroscopic polypectomy.

Study Design: We have retrospectively studied a population of 229 women with endometrial polyps who were referred to office hysteroscopy at the hysteroscopy unit of a large university hospital. See-and-treat polypectomy with 5-French microinstruments was routinely attempted.

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Objective: To evaluate the relationship between panoramic radiomorphometric indexes, and the presence of osteoporotic fractures in a Spanish postmenopausal women.

Methods: A sample of 120 women (60 with fragility spine fractures and 60 healthy), aged 55-70 years, with fragility spine fractures, were included in this cross-sectional study that was conducted from 2008 to 2011. All the women were referred to undergo a radiological spine examination, spinal densitometry and a panoramic radiograph for assessing osteoporosis using 3 radiomorphometric indexes: Panoramic Mandibular Index (PMI), Mental Index (MI) and Mandibular Cortical Index (MCI).

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Background: Hysterectomies are very common, and most of them are still performed abdominally. The minimally invasive alternatives are perceived as difficult by gynecologists. Robotic assistance is thought to facilitate laparoscopic surgery.

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Objective: Osteoporosis and periodontitis are common disorders that affect aging populations. It has been hypothesized that both conditions may be related. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between osteoporosis and periodontitis using vertebral fragility fracture as a real marker of osteoporosis and periodontal clinical examination to define periodontitis.

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