In vitro and in vivo assessment of silver-coated polypropylene mesh to prevent infection in a rat model.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of silver coating of polypropylene implants on infection in hernia surgery.

Methods: Silver-coated and non-silver-coated large pore monofilament polypropylene mesh implants were compared with and without infection (four groups). The implants were inserted in the abdominal wall of female Wistar rats.

Short vs long second stage of labour: is there a difference in terms of postpartum anal incontinence?

Objective: Our purpose was to determine if prolonged second-stage labour independently increases postpartum anal incontinence.

Study Design: 360 primiparous women were studied retrospectively after vaginal delivery of term cephalic singletons, including a group with short second-stage labour (<30min, n=163) and a group with a prolonged second stage (>90min, n=197). A quality of life questionnaire on anal incontinence (FIQOL) was sent out at 15 months after delivery.

Efficacy of selective arterial embolisation for the treatment of life-threatening post-partum haemorrhage in a large population.

Background: The objective of this study was to assess efficacy and determine the optimal indication of selective arterial embolisation (SAE) in patients with life-threatening post-partum haemorrhage (PPH).

Methodology/principal Findings: One hundred and two patients with PPH underwent SAE and were included from January 1998 to January 2002 in our university care center. Embolisation was considered effective when no other surgical procedure was required.

Comparative histological analysis of anterior vaginal wall in women with pelvic organ prolapse or control subjects. A pilot study.

The purpose of this study was to compare smooth muscle content of anterior vaginal wall in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and control subjects. Specimens were taken in the midline from the apex of anterior vaginal cuff from eleven women with POP and eight control subjects operated for hysterectomy without prolapse. Masson's trichrome stain was used to determine the distribution of collagen in the extracellular matrix of the vaginal muscularis and to quantify the collagen in area of interest.