Decision-making determinants for breast reconstruction in women over 65 years old.

Despite the positive effects that breast reconstruction (BR) has on quality of life, access to it remains limited for older women. The aim of this study was to identify decision-making determinants for BR in women over 65 years old, using a specifically designed questionnaire. We included in a case-control study 134 patients treated by mastectomy for breast cancer with or without BR in a cancer center performing BR.

Rate of re-interventions after transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair using partially absorbable mesh: 20 months median follow-up outcomes.

Objective: To report our experience regarding the use of partially absorbable mesh, evaluating the nature and rate of re-intervention after transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively collected data on 269 consecutive patients who underwent partially absorbable mesh repair between January 2009 and January 2011. Data were obtained from our hospital medical records and we phoned patients to check if they had surgery in another hospital since then.

[Prenatal analysis of primary sulci by ultrasonography and MRI].

Gyration abnormalities often reflect severe neurological diseases. Their diagnosis is impeded by our limited knowledge about normal sulci anatomy throughout fetal brain development. Primary sulci appears in a specific chronology which is unchanged among all fetuses.

The place of robotics in gynecologic surgery.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic gynecologic surgery has undergone widespread development in recent years. The surgical literature on this subject continues to grow. The goal of this article is to summarize the principal indications for robotic assistance in gynecologic surgery and to offer a general overview of the principal articles dealing with robotic surgery for both benign and malignant disease.