Acute fatty liver with pancreatitis in pregnancy after in vitro fertilization - literature review and case report.

Background: Acute fatty liver disease in pregnancy (AFLP) is a low-incidence condition that usually affects women in the third trimester of pregnancy or the early postpartum period. This article reviews recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of AFLP with pancreatitis in pregnancy induced by in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Case Report: A rare case of AFLP and pancreatitis occurred in a pregnant woman with an IVF-induced twin pregnancy delivered by cesarean section.

Hysterectomy for benign uterine pathology: comparison between robotic assisted laparoscopy, classic laparoscopy and laparotomy.

Objective: Hysterectomy is one of the most important surgeries in gynecology and requires a lot of care and skill. In this study we attempt to make a comparison between laparoscopic hysterectomy, robotic assisted hysterectomy and abdominal hysterectomy for treatment of uterine pathology.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a study comparing 29 patients who were treated by robotic assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy in Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy, 30 patients who were treated by laparoscopy in General Surgery Clinic, Craiova and 30 patients who were treated by abdominal hysterectomy in General Surgery Clinic, Craiova.

Simultaneous recovery of Zn and MnO2 from used batteries, as raw materials, by electrolysis.

High purity electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) is the main raw material used for manufacturing of zinc and manganese based portable batteries (alkaline with manganese AlMn and zinc carbon Zn-C). Lately, due to the progressive depletion of MnO(2) natural resources, the quantity of artificially electrolytic produced MnO(2) has started to increase to satisfy the demand. This paper describes an electrolytic process for the simultaneous production of the following components:The electrolysis process was conducted in a specialized laboratory facility.

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery in uterine pathology.

Objective: The feasibility and safety of robotic surgery have been demonstrated by numerous comparative studies. The aim of our study was to compare several parameters related to robotic surgical procedures in uterine pathology, and to analyse clinico-biological parameters that may influence the post-operative evolution of the patients.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of 100 patients with uterine pathology who had undergone robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery at the Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy, between 2008 and 2010.

Study concerning the recovery of zinc and manganese from spent batteries by hydrometallurgical processes.

Used batteries contain numerous metals in high concentrations and if not disposed of with proper care, they can negatively affect our environment. These metals represent 83% of all spent batteries and therefore it is important to recover metals such as Zn and Mn, and reuse them for the production of new batteries. The recovery of Zn and Mn from used batteries, in particular from Zn-C and alkaline ones has been researched using hydrometallurgical methods.