(±)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘Ecstasy’) is a widely used illicit drug that produces toxic effects on brain serotonin axons and axon terminals in animals. The results of clinical… (More)
PURPOSE
More than 20 million Americans have an overactive bladder, the predominant symptoms being frequency, urgency, urge incontinence and pelvic pain. While the etiology is not completely… (More)
This study compares the outcomes of laparoscopic uterosacral ligament uterine suspension (LUSUS) to those of vaginal vault suspension with total vaginal hysterectomy (TVH) for the treatment of… (More)
Hysterectomy is often part of pelvic organ prolapse repair. However, this may offer no benefit when compared to uterine preservation. We aimed to prospectively evaluate a minimally invasive bilateral… (More)
Intraoperative pathologic examination with frozen section (FS) was performed on 504 specimens of thyroid tissue obtained from 457 patients over a period of 9 years. After examination of permanent… (More)
The tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) sling has become one of the most common procedures performed for the treatment of female stress incontinence. Perforations of the bladder during the TVT placement… (More)
The location of mesh placed at the time of abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC) is hypothesized to be in the same location histologically as mesh placed via full-thickness vaginal dissection in a cadaver… (More)
An adenocarcinoma which arose in a dermoid cyst of the ovary displayed areas of melanocyte colonization and pigmentation. Ultrastructural study revealed the presence of epithelial tumour cells and… (More)
OBJECTIVES
The TOPAS AMS pelvic floor repair system is a self-fixating polypropylene mesh intended for use to reinforce soft tissues where weakness exists in the gynecological and gastroenterological… (More)
Ureteral obstruction occurred in two patients after laparoscopic Burch cystourethropexy. Both women experienced right flank pain and right hydronephrosis. Cystoscopy revealed transmural passage of… (More)