Combined treatment with vaginal native tissue repair plus mid-urethral sling or pelvic floor muscle training in patients with anterior defect and occult stress urinary incontinence: quality of life and sexual function analysis.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of vaginal native tissue repair (VNTR) combined with tension-free transobturator tape (TVT-O) or pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in terms of quality of life (QoL) and sexual function (SF) in women affected by anterior defect and occult stress urinary incontinence (OSUI).

Methods: One hundred forty-seven patients with symptomatic anterior defect with OSUI underwent VNTR. In 71 patients TVT-O was inserted and 76 underwent PFMT after surgery.

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of single incision sling vs TVT-O in obese patients with stress urinary incontinence: Quality of life and sexual function analysis.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to demonstrate the best stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgical technique for women with a Body mass index higher than 30. The results of Transvaginal Tension Free Vaginal Tape-Obturator and Mini-sling surgery were analyzed and compared through both clinical examination and standardized questionnaires at 36 months of follow-up.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter study over 159 women with SUI who underwent surgery.

Quality of life and sexual function evaluation in women with urogynecological diseases analyzed with telemedicine during the COVID-19 period: the beginning of a new era?

Background: The aim of this study was to demonstrate that the implementation of remote medical care in the management of patients suffering from specific urogynecological diseases can be a valid alternative to outpatient visits leading to a huge saving of resources which can be used for real emergencies. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to demonstrate that patients treated with telehealth had the same improvement in symptoms and Quality of Life as those treated with outpatient visits.

Methods: Observational analysis on women with urogynecological diseases was performed during restrictive measures period.

Quality of life and sexual function analysis in a group of Italian postmenopausal women after COVID-19 vaccination.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on quality of life, psychological aspect and sexual life in a group of Italian postmenopausal women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The study was a prospective, observational analysis of postmenopausal women before and after the COVID-19 vaccination. The population previously answered different questionnaires, such as the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS), the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Sequential combined approach in patients with mixed urinary incontinence: surgery followed by posterior tibial nerve stimulation.

Background: The aim of the study was to demonstrate the efficacy of sequential combined treatment with transobturator tape (TOT) followed by posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) in patients with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI); quality of life and patients' satisfaction was also assessed.

Methods: Retrospective analysis on women affected by MUI with prevalent Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) component. Women, divided in 2 groups, underwent different treatments, TOT vs.

Efficacy and safety of anterior vaginal prolapse treatment using single incision repair system: Multicentric study.

Objective: Up to 80% of all POP surgical procedures are due to anterior vaginal wall prolapse. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transvaginal anterior mesh for POP surgical repair.

Materials And Methods: 153 consecutive patients with symptomatic or recurrent anterior vaginal prolapse undergoing surgical single-incision mesh (Calistar S) were prospectively enrolled in the study.

Selective spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric prilocaine provides better perioperative pain control than local anesthesia for ambulatory inguinal hernia repair without affecting discharging time: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Local anesthesia is the most used anesthetic technique for inguinal hernia repair, despite its unpredictability. Selective spinal anesthesia with a short-term local anesthetic guarantees rapid recovery, predictable duration and low incidence of side effects. We tried to assess the efficacy of this neuraxial technique in ambulatory setting.

Sexual function analysis and clitoral vascularization in postmenopausal women with genitourinary syndrome treated with ospemifene.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ospemifene in the Vaginal Health Index (VHI), in the vulvovaginal vascular perfusion, and to assess its impact on quality of life and sexual function.

Methods: Among 52 eligible patients, 43 consecutive postmenopausal patients affected by vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), or genitourinary syndrome (GSM) were evaluated. VVA evaluation and ultrasound of the vulvo-vaginal vascularization by sampling the Pulsatility Index (PI) of clitoris dorsal artery were performed before and after 3 months-treatment with ospemifene.

Urogynecological survey in a group of Italian women treated for overactive bladder: Symptoms and quality of life analysis during the Covid-19 period.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of life change and social distancing measures, during the Covid-19 outbreak, on the OAB symptoms and quality of life in women underwent different types of treatment.

Materials And Methods: Observational survey analysis in OAB treated patients was performed. The women showed a greater than 50% improvement during specific therapy for OAB.

Love in the Time of COVID-19: Sexual Function and Quality of Life Analysis During the Social Distancing Measures in a Group of Italian Reproductive-Age Women.

Background: The beginning of 2020 was characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic. The world governments have adopted restrictive measures to reduce the spread of infection. These measures could affect the sexual function and quality of life of women living with their partner.

TVT-O vs. TVT-Abbrevo for stress urinary incontinence treatment in women: a randomized trial.

Introduction: To compare the efficacy, safety and complications of the trans-obturator midurethral sling from inside to outside (TVT-O) and of the shorter trans-obturator midurethral sling (TVT-Abbrevo) for treatment of female SUI.

Materials And Methods: One hundred fifty-eight recruited patients were randomized into either the TVT-O or TVT-Abbrevo group. Preoperative assessment included history and general assessment, urinalysis and urine culture, urogynaecological clinical examination, urodynamic evaluation and urogynaecologic interview by ICIQ-SF-UI, PGI-I and PISQ12.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: do risk factors for a prolonged length of stay exist?

Gallstones are one of the most common morbidities in the world. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for gallbladder stones' removal. Few studies focus on the existence of predictive factors aimed at facilitating cholecystectomy in a day surgery setting.