Intra-operative introital ultrasound in Burch colposuspension reduces post-operative complications.

Objective: To determine the effect of intra-operative monitoring of bladder neck elevation on cure rate and post-operative complications in patients undergoing colposuspension.

Design: Prospective, observational study.

Setting: Urogynaecology units, university hospitals.

Expression of prostanoid receptors in human lower segment pregnant myometrium.

Prostanoids, especially prostaglandin (PG) E(2), are important mediators of uterine relaxation and contractions during gestation and parturition. Inhibitors of PG formation as well as PG analogues are used to modulate uterine tonus. So far, only limited data are available regarding the expression of prostanoid receptors in human pregnant myometrium.