Prolaps

A 61-year-old patient with the diagnosis of acute heart failure based on severe mitral valve insufficiency due to chordae rupture was scheduled for surgery. Intraoperatively, a standard two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiogram (2D-TEE) examination, revealed severe mitral valve regurgitation due to a prolaps with chordal rupture and an echo dense structure in the pulmonary artery (PA). Because it was not possible to visualize this echo dense structure fully with 2D-TEE we performed a three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiogram (3D-TEE)...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the morbidity, functional results and quality of life after laparoscopic promontofixation for the cure of genital prolapsed according with the type of fixation of the posterior mesh. PATIENTS AND METHOD: From 2001 to 2009, 89 patients with genital prolapse of grade greater than or equal to 2 (POP-Q classification) were operated on by laparoscopy including 47 patients with the suture of the posterior mesh (group suture) and 39 patients with staplin (group staples)...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and morbidity of laparoscopic promontofixation in the cure of genital prolapse. PATIENTS AND METHOD: From March 2001 to January 2009, 101 patients with genital prolapse of grade greater than or equal to 2 (POPQ classification) were operated by laparoscopy. Complications per and postoperative as well as patient satisfaction were assessed. Quality of life was evaluated using the questionnaires Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI 20), Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PISQ 7) and Pelvic Organ Prolaps/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ 12)...

BACKGROUND: Genital prolapse affects 30% of middle-aged and older women and is becoming a major public health concern. Sacrospinous ligament fixation is an effective and safe procedure for vaginal vault prolaps with a low recurrence and complication rate. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of unilateral sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) for the management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). METHODS: Forty patients with severe prolapse of pelvic organ undergoing unilateral SSLF were retrospectively studied...

The aim of our retrospective study is to show how very circumspect we are to use this method. The clinical symptoms of our patients were lumbalgia or lumboischialgia with or without neurological deficiencies. All these patients were resistent to conservative therapies. We accepted for operation only patients who suffered from protrusions and types of prolaps without perforation of the posterior longitudinal ligament. 179 operations on the vertebral discs were performed in our department between 01. 01. 1992 until 31...

Neurophysiological investigations and neurosurgical procedures of the sacral plexus are not especially well developed, because the sacral plexus is difficult to access. Awareness that sacral radiculopathies may exist is still lacking and the incidence of these pathologies is widely underestimated. Since the recent introduction of laparoscopy in the field of pelvic nerves, the situation has changed considerably: laparoscopy not only permits a precise morphological and functional exploration of the entire sacral plexus, but also offers new therapeutic options: In lesions to the sacral nerve roots by compression, infiltration, or surgical damages, the laparoscopy offers an adequate access for micro-neurosurgical procedures; whereas in neurogenic pathologies or situations of failure of neurosurgical treatments, the technique of laparoscopic implantation of a neuroprosthesis - the LION procedure - permits the neuromodulation of all sacral nerve roots in different combination with only one electrode for simultaneous control of pelvic/lower limb pain and pelvic visceral dysfunctions...

Marfan's syndrome is a heritable collagen disorder manifested by defects in the ocular, skeletal and cardiovascular systems. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The objectives of this study were to study the prevalence and clinical presentation of Marfan's syndrome in Iceland. We assessed the records of patients diagnosed with Marfan's syndrome during the years 1989-94 at all the major hospitals in Iceland. Hospital cardiologists, pediatricians and ophthalmologists gave valuable information, as did some general practitioners...

OBJECTIVE: To present a case of huge submucous leiomyoma prolaps to the vagina with severe haemorrhage and its management and to analyse current articles with this rare complication. DESIGN: A case report, review article. SETTING: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Trinec Hospital. RESULTS: A case report of huge submucous leiomyoma prolaps in 49-year-old woman. The patient presented at our department with sudden onset of profuse vaginal bleeding...

Female sexual dysfunction is common with a prevalence of 20 % to 50 %. Its etiology is multifactorial. Female sexual dysfunction is a complex neurovascular phenomenon, influenced by psychological, neurological, muscular and endocrine factors. In pelvic floor dysfunction sexual dysfunction is the result of anatomical und functional changes, as well as the therapy applied. Sexual dysfunction in urinary incontinence is frequent; its combination with prolaps has a negative cumulative effect. Pelvic floor surgery, irrespective of the surgical procedures, may lead to sexual dysfunction...

A case of 51-year-old woman who was admitted to Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine in Bydgoszcz due to unstable angina pectoris with elevated level of troponin I is presented. The patient underwent optical coherence tomography-guided angioplasty of the proximal left anterior descending artery with an implantation of everolimus-eluting stent. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) visualized a plaque or thrombus prolaps between stent struts that was undetectable by intravascular ultrasound. A postdylatation with a bigger balloon was performed...

We report on one case of genital prolaps that happened after an astride fell in a girl aged 7-year-old. The manual reducing of the cervix followed by putting a blown Foley catheter n(o) 8 intravaginally for 1 week has allowed good results. Post-trauma uterine prolaps in infant is a rare condition supposed to be due to connective tissue weakness. Conservative treatment should be as possible applied at this age.

PURPOSE: Endoscopy meets increasing interest by spine surgeons. However, endoscopic results are diverging and many spinal endoscopic systems are difficult to apply and handle. METHODS: A system for endoscopic spinal surgery was developed where the main goals were: (1) easy intraoperative handling with standard microsurgical techniques, and (2) avoidance of a prolonged learning curve. The system consists of various dilators, two different work sheaths, two different 30 degrees endoscopes, and an endoscope holder...

In clinical practice neoplasms of female urethra are found usually in adult women. They can also be found in adolescent girls and as rare congenital abnormality. Those conditions are most frequently detected during gynecological or urological examination. Symptoms are few. Lesions are situated at the outer orifice of urethra at the broad basis. Authors have diagnosed and treated 331 patients between 26 and 87 years. Electro coagulation has been performed in 185 patients. Surgical excision has been performed in 41 patients...

INTRODUCTION: The vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy is a complex disorder, which can be associated with the prolapse of anterior or posterior vaginal wall or cystorectocele. The exact incidence is unknown, and is within the range from 1 - 43% of operated patients. In order to achieve the complete surgical reconstruction of the pelvic floor disorder, a surgeon must have good knowledge of normal anatomic relations of pelvic organs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-nine women with the vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy were operated at Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Novi Sad during the period fiom 1995 - 2007...

The right hemidiaphragm rupture, caused by blunt force, occurs rarely and often is overlooked because of immediate management of life-threatening injuries. Our paper presents 31-year-old female patient, admitted as emergency case due to traffic accident injuries. Physical examination revealed diminished respiratory mobility of the right hemothorax, along with the impaired respiratory sound to the right infrascapular aspect, diffuse painful sensitivity of the abdomen and limited mobility of the lower extremities...

Amazon parrots (Amazona aestiva aestiva;Amazona ochrocephala, n=6) from an aviary with different psittacine species (n=100) were submitted to the Clinic for Pet Animals, Reptiles, Pet- and Wild birds with the clinical picture ofa cloacal prolaps. The cloacal mucosa showed papillomas, and internal papillomatosis of parrots (IPP) was suspected. Hepatomegaly was detected in the radiographs of the clinically diseased amazon parrots, indicating the involvement of the liver in the disease process. The cloacal area was enlarged and showed higher densities in the radiographic picture...

INTRODUCTION: Cloacogenic Polyps are characterized by the presence of inflammatory lesions in the lower rectum, and the anal transition zone. The polyps can prolaps; this is due to the malfunction of the internal anal sphincter; and the smooth muscle that covers the rectum. This is the result of the chronic inflammatory process. The lesions are more common in women during the third and fourth decade of life, however lesion have been described in 10 and 83 year olds. 85% lesions are located above the anal border and predominantly in the anterior lateral wall...

BACKGROUND: Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is an effective and less invasive treatment of faecal incontinence (FI). Patient selection has evolved from strict criteria to a more liberal approach, since temporary testing reliably predicts the efficacy of permanent stimulation in FI of various aetiologies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From November 2005 until June 2007, we evaluated 20 consecutive patients (17 females, 3 males) with FI by percutaneous nerve evaluation (PNE), i...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and complications of abdominal sacrocolpopexy in the treatment of vaginal vault prolapse. DESIGN: Review article. SETTING: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Charles University 2nd Medical Faculty and Teaching Hospital Motol, Prague. METHODS: Review from biomedical database Medline from 1960 till 2006. The articles were found under the key words: vaginal vault prolaps, abdominal sacrocolpopexy, effectiveness, complications, urinary incontinence, female sexual dysfunctions...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to review the incidence and prevalence of complications after prosthetic surgery for POP (pelvic organ prolaps) and USI (urodynamic stress incontinence) and to introduce diagnostic and therapeutic advice into clinical practice. DESIGN: Review article. SETTINGS: Gynecological and Obstetric Clinic, 1st LF UK and VFN, Prague. METHODS: Summary of complications, recent findings, opinions and specific diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations with special focus to vaginal erosion, post-operative voiding difficulties, persisting leakage of urine and de novo urgency...