7 results match your criteria: "Hospital Materno-Infantil de Canarias[Affiliation]"

The main aim is to compare oncological outcomes and patterns of recurrence of patients with early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer according to lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) status. The secondary objective is to determine preoperative predictors of LVSI. We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

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Aims: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a very prevalent condition with a great impact on women's quality of life. At present, there is great controversy regarding the use of mesh in POP surgery. To understand the current moment, it is advisable to make a brief summary of the historical evolution of mesh use for pelvic floor pathology.

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Aims: The aim of this paper is to stablish de position of the Ibero-American Society of Neurourology and Urogynecology (SINUG) in relation to the use of suburethral meshes for the surgical treatment of female stress incontinence.

Methods: Tension-free mid-urethral slings (MUS) have become the most popular procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). In July 2018, the British government announced a pause in the use of meshes for both pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI) treatment without differentiating whether the meshes were used for treating UI or POP.

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Glycemic control and maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes according to the type of basal insulin.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol

November 2016

Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Avenida de Barber, 30, 45071 Toledo, Spain. Electronic address:

Objective: To examine the potential role of the type of basal insulin on glycemic control and maternal and foetal outcomes in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (T1DM).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of pregnancies attended at 18 Spanish tertiary hospitals.

Inclusion Criteria: T1DM, singleton pregnancies, delivery between 2002-2010, and use of the same basal and prandial insulin from before pregnancy until delivery.

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Objectives: To observe the modifications in cervical length (CL) in patients with and without cervical pessary (Arabin® ASQ 65/25/32) and correlate these modifications with gestational age at delivery.

Study Design: Prospective study of asymptomatic singleton pregnancies (PECEP-Trial) between weeks 20 + 0 and 23 + 6 with maternal short cervix (<25 mm) randomised into two groups: expectant management and cervical pessary.

Results: This study included 380 pregnant women: 190 with pessary and 190 without pessary.

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Spanish consensus on premature menopause.

Maturitas

February 2015

Clínica Diatros, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address:

Introduction: While we recognise that the term premature menopause is more accepted by most non-specialist health care providers and by the general population, 'primary ovarian insufficiency' (POI) is currently considered the most apposite term to explain the loss of ovarian function, because it better explains the variability of the clinical picture, does not specify definitive failure, and highlights the specific ovarian source. Its pathogenesis involves a congenital reduction in the number of primordial follicles, poor follicle recruitment, or accelerated follicular apoptosis. However, its cause is unknown in most cases.

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The Pitt Rogers Danks syndrome is characterized by prenatal and postnatal retardation of growth, mental retardation, microcephaly, convulsions and a peculiar facies. It is believed to represent a clinical variant of the Wolf Hirschhorn syndrome, since there is a deletion in the 4p16.3 region in both syndromes.

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