Sensitivity after Clitoral Reconstruction in Patients with Female Genital Mutilation.

Background: In the past decades, reconstructive choices after female genital mutilation extended beyond de-infibulation and scar release. The current trend to expand techniques addressing sexual and aesthetic aspects by reconstructing the clitoris and prepuce, and dissecting the clitoral nerves raises concern, as there is a paucity of evidence on the functional outcomes and suspected iatrogenic lacerations.

Methods: A total of 128 female genital mutilation patients were included in the study.

Postoperative Course of Reconstructive Procedures in FGM Type III-Proposal for a Modified Classification of Type III Female Genital Mutilation.

Background: Reconstruction after female genital mutilation (FGM) has developed from being merely a therapy for complications to addressing body perception and sexuality. However, evidence regarding a direct correlation between FGM and sexual dysfunction is scarce. The present WHO classification provides an imprecise grading system, which makes it difficult to compare present studies with treatment outcomes.

Monkeypox in-patients with severe anal pain.

Berlin is amongst the cities most affected by the current monkeypox outbreak. Here, we report clinical characteristics of the first patients with confirmed monkeypox admitted to our center. We analyzed anamnestic, clinical, and laboratory data.

Cognitive-Emotional Aspects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Context of Female Genital Mutilation.

Around 200 million women and girls worldwide are affected by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C is a procedure that harms or alters the external female genitals for non-medical reasons, and is usually performed on children. Often, this procedure leads to severe consequences for the women's physical and mental health.

[Psychological Strain due to Female Genital Mutilation: An Explorative Analysis in the Context of Medical Counselling].

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a procedure that injures or removes parts of the external female genitals for nonmedical reasons and without the consent of the affected girls. Often this procedure leads to severe consequences for the women's physical and mental health. Reconstructive surgery can reduce these symptoms.

Outcomes of Gatekeeper prosthesis implantation for the treatment of fecal incontinence: a multicenter observational study.

Background: The implantation of Gatekeeper ™ (GK) represents a new option for the treatment of fecal incontinence (FI). The aim of this study was to analyze the postoperative morbidity associated with GK and to determine its clinical efficacy after at least 1 year of follow-up.

Methods: This was a multicenter, retrospective and longitudinal study of patients with FI who were treated with GK at our institutions between January 2010 and December 2015.

TST36 stapling for rectocele and hemorrhoidal prolapse - early results of the prospective German multicenter study.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of stapled transanal procedures performed by a 36 mm stapling device, the so-called TST36 stapler. From September 2013 to June 2014 a prospective observational study was carried out by 8 proctology centers in Germany. The Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score (CCIS) for incontinence and the Altomare ODS score were determined preoperatively.

Perineal stapled prolapse resection: a new procedure for external rectal prolapse.

Purpose: A perineal approach to treating rectal prolapse is ideal for frail patients. Recently, internal rectal redundancy has been successfully treated with transanal resection using the Contour Transtar stapler. This technique has been modified to the perineal stapled prolapse resection.