Comparison of Different Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy Procedures: A Retrospective Dual Center Analysis.

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to 50% of women and has a significant impact on quality of life. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is the gold standard treatment for vault prolapse and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy has many advantages. This study aimed to compare the results of two laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy procedures performed at two different surgical centers.

Perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of sacrocolpopexy using self-adhesive mesh.

Background And Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of patients who underwent sacrocolpopexy using a self-adhesive mesh.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective, monocentric study conducted between October 2019 and December 2020. We included 20 consecutive patients on whom sacrocolpopexy using the Parietex ProGripTM Self-Fixating Mesh (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) was performed.

Multiple Hepatic Hydatid Cysts - Review of the Literature and Case Report.

Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease caused by and is commonly met in clinical practice. The most common location for hydatic cysts is the liver, while the lung is the second organ in terms of localization frequency. Case report: We present the case of a 40-year-old patient with pulmonary hydatid cysts (two hydatid cysts located in the upper and lower pulmonary left lobes), and multiple hepatic hydatid cysts (ten cysts located in both hepatic lobes).

Parietex ProGrip™ Self-Fixating Mesh in Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

Advanced pelvic organ prolapse is a public health problem, and its treatment can be difficult, requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Aim: The main objective of this article is to describe particular aspects of the use of Parietex ProGrip trade; Self-Fixating Mesh for abdominal sacrocolpopexy or sacrocervicopexy. The secondary objective is to present the initial results of the use of these self-fixating meshes.

Monobloc Total Thyroidectomy Using Sealing Devices: Preliminary Results and Comparative Analysis.

The desire for perfect haemostasis has led the medical equipment industry to produce ideal instruments for safe thyroidectomy. Thus, haemostasis and sealing instruments such as the LigaSureTM Small Jaw, ThunderbeatTM Open Fine Jaw and HarmonicTM Focus have been indicated for thyroid surgery. Aim: The purpose of this study is to present the initial results of using these three surgical instruments for performing monobloc thyroidectomy.

Anterior Transabdominal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, without Ligatures, for a Symptomatic Right Adrenal Myelolipoma with Intratumoral Hemorrhage.

Myelolipomas represent 3-7% fromthe primary tumors of the adrenal gland. Most often they are incidental findings. In most cases are asymptomatic, rarely they present symptoms (pain, abdominal discomfort, hematuria or signs of internal hemorrhage).

Mature and Immature Solid Teratomas Involving Uterine Corpus, Cervix, and Ovary.

Extragonadal teratomas are rare, and localization in the endometrium and cervix is exceptional, with fewer than 10 case reports documented so far in the English literature. We report here the case of a 46-year-old patient who presented with simultaneous immature teratoma in the endometrium and mature teratomas in the ovary in association with gliomatosis peritonei but with no evidence of gestational origin; she subsequently developed multiple solid mature teratomas in the cervix and parauterine tissue. No other similar cases have been previously reported to our knowledge.

Mapping of bowel occult microscopic endometriosis implants surrounding deep endometriosis nodules infiltrating the bowel.

Objective: To provide a mapping of bowel occult microscopic endometriosis implants from colorectal specimens removed from patients who had undergone colorectal resection for deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum.

Design: A series of consecutive patients with deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum or/and sigmoid colon, between January 2013 and December 2013.

Setting: University tertiary referral center.

The Impact on Survival of an Extensive Sex Cord-like Component in Mullerian Adenosarcomas: A Study Comprising 6 Cases.

Mullerian adenosarcomas are uncommon tumors of the female genital tract characterized by a synchronous proliferation of benign glands and sarcomatous stroma. In general, uterine Mullerian adenosarcomas are associated with a low risk of recurrence. The presence of "stromal overgrowth" (SO), historically defined by an estimate of the volume of sarcoma growing independently of epithelium, is associated with deep myometrial invasion, presence of heterologous elements, and poor outcomes.

Clinical implications of multifocality as a prognostic factor in breast carcinoma - a multivariate analysis study comprising 460 cases.

Background: Multifocality is not listed among prognostic factors in international breast cancer guidelines. This study aims to analyze survival in multiple breast carcinomas (MFMC cc) compared to unifocal ones (UF cc), in order to assess the prognostic impact of multifocality.

Methods: The study included 460 breast carcinomas (2002-2006) with a median follow-up time of 104 months (74-134 months).

Case report: Papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum with foamy cell lining.

Unlabelled: A 34-year-old female, with a history of continued asbestos exposure, presented with a papillary peritoneal mesothelioma with a diffuse, prominent clear foamy cell change, with microvacuolation in its papillary lining, that expressed cytokeratins 7, 5/6 and calretinin as well as nuclear WT-1 and apical membrane staining for thrombomodulin, podoplanin D2-40 and HBME-1. In contrast, lining cells were CD68 negative. Foamy cell change has been reported in isolated cases as solid cords but not as a diffuse change in the mesothelial papillary lining.