Various Laparoscopic Techniques in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery.

In the past, transvaginal surgery, native tissue restoration, or obliterative methods have been used in the majority of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgeries. Since laparoscopy has gained popularity, other procedures have been created to provide additional POP repair alternatives. Laparoscopic technique offers many advantages compared to open or transvaginal surgery when it comes to anatomical and surgical outcomes, recurrence rates, and patient's acceptance.

Current situation of management of spontaneous pneumothorax in Japan: A cross-sectional cohort study.

Background: Limited epidemiological information is available on spontaneous pneumothorax. To address this gap, the Japan Society for Pneumothorax and Cystic Lung Disease (JSPCLD) conducted a nationwide retrospective survey to investigate the current epidemiology of spontaneous pneumothorax in Japan.

Methods: In this study, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study to demonstrate the clinical features of spontaneous pneumothorax in one year from April 2019 to March 2020, compare patient characteristics and treatment outcomes between primary (PSP) and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP), and investigate the risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality among patients with SSP.

[Pelvic Reconstruction in Abdominal Trachelectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for Occult Uterine Endometrial Cancer Found in Specimens Removed in the Context of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy].

In the patients undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repairs, the incidence of occult uterine endometrial cancer is low and there is no established management procedure for preoperative cancer screening. We report a case of pelvic reconstruction in abdominal trachelectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for occult uterine endometrial cancer found in specimens removed in the context of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC). A 70-year-old woman presented to our center with cystocele.

Acute vulvar ulcer as a possible adverse event of gene-based COVID-19 vaccines: A review of 14 cases.

Aim: To evaluate whether an acute vulvar ulcer that developed after the COVID-19 vaccine administration is an adverse effect of the vaccine.

Methods: This is a descriptive study of two cases that we observed in addition to cases that have been reported in the literature. We searched for case reports in the PubMed.

A retrospective multi-institutional survey of characteristics of surgically treated spontaneous hemopneumothorax patients.

Objective: The Japan Society for Pneumothorax and Cystic Lung Disease conducted a nationwide retrospective survey to identify correlations between the timing of surgical intervention and the incidence of transfusion, and to examine the factors contributing to the need for transfusion among clinical features in surgically treated spontaneous hemopneumothorax (SHP) patients.

Methods: We analyzed the characteristics and perioperative results of patients with SHP who underwent thoracoscopy or thoracotomy between April 2009 and March 2019.

Results: From 17 institutions, 171 cases were enrolled in this study.