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Impact of Age and Body Mass Index on the Outcomes of Laparoscopic Mesh Sacrocolpopexy.
Obstet Gynecol Int
January 2025
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a benign condition that can adversely affect women's quality of life. Mesh sacrocolpopexy is an effective surgical treatment for POP, but is considered a complex and risky surgery for obese and elderly women. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of age and obesity on the outcomes of minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContemporary clinical perspectives on chronic low back pain: The biology, mechanics, etc. underpinning clinical and radiological evaluation.
JOR Spine
March 2025
Spine Labs St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales Kogarah New South Wales Australia.
Background: Pain of a chronic nature remains the foremost concern in tertiary spine clinics, yet its elusive nature and quantification challenges persist. Despite extensive research and education on low back pain (LBP), the realm of diagnostic practices lacks a unified approach. Clinically, LBP exhibits a multifaceted character, encompassing conventional assessments of severity and disability, alongside nuanced attributes like pain characterization, duration, and patient expectations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProlapsed Umbilical Meckel's Diverticulum Mimicking Umbilical Granuloma: A Rare Differential of a Common Problem.
Cureus
December 2024
Pediatric Surgery, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Umbilical lesions in children represent a wide spectrum of congenital or acquired anomalies. Congenital anomalies are mainly because of failed obliteration of the omphalomesenteric duct while acquired pathologies are either because of delayed umbilical cord separation causing umbilical granuloma or result from umbilical stump infection producing omphalitis with persistent discharge. Meckel's diverticulum is considered the most common gastrointestinal congenital anomaly resulting from obliteration failure of the omphalomesenteric duct while umbilical granuloma is a common acquired umbilical lesion seen in daily practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatric Rectal Prolapse: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Pediatrics, A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, Mesa, USA.
In the absence of preexisting conditions, rectal prolapse is rarely seen in children older than four years old. This case report presents a peculiar instance involving a previously healthy five-year-old female who presented to the clinic with her parents due to a three-day history of constipation, hard stools, and painful defecation. Physical examination revealed a rectal prolapse.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRefined Approach to the Treatment of Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, USA.
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification (MAC), in which the core of the calcification undergoes a caseous transformation. CCMA can cause dysfunction of the mitral valve or embolization of caseous material, requiring surgery. There is currently no clear consensus on the optimal treatment strategy for CCMA.
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