Psychological investigation in female patients suffering from urinary incontinence.

The available data about the hypothesis that psychological conditions cause urinary incontinence are contradictory. This study was based on a group of patients undergoing urodynamic investigation to define the type of incontinence. Patients were submitted to a battery of psychological tests, including STAXI, CES-D and IBQ (in their Italian version).

Weekly cisplatin as neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: a well-tolerated alternative.

To assess the efficacy and the compliance of weekly cisplatin as neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer, 23 patients, FIGO stage IB-IIA > 4 cm-IIB, were recruited. Treatment consisted of four weekly courses of cisplatin (1.5 mg/kg): 91% of the patients received the planned therapy without dose reduction or delay.