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Splenogonadal fusion: a case report of three cases and a literature review

Frontiers in Pediatrics
PurposeThis case report aims to enhance the understanding of clinical physicians regarding splenogonadal fusion (SGF) and to help them consider SGF as a differential diagnosis when testicular tumors are suspected, thus avoiding unnecessary orchiectomies ...
Na Luo, Qitao Xu, Hao Wang, Jiahong Su, Shoulin Li   +4 more
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Pelvic-Floor Muscle Function in Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse [PDF]

Physical Therapy, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine whether pelvic organ prolapse severity, pelvic symptoms, quality of life, and sexual function differ based on pelvic-floor muscle function in women planning to have prolapse surgery.Three hundred seventeen women without urinary stress incontinence who were enrolled in a multicenter surgical trial were examined
Diane F, Borello-France, Victoria L, Handa, Morton B, Brown, Patricia, Goode, Karl, Kreder, Laura L, Scheufele, Anne M, Weber   +6 more
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Pelvic dysfunction in women as a consequence of anatomical and functional changes of the pelvic floor during pregnancy and a reflection of adaptation to childbirth: A review [PDF]

Гинекология
The review describes hormonal and biochemical changes during pregnancy that have a multifaceted effect on the structure and function of the pelvic floor and are an adaptive mechanism for stretching during the baby's passage through the birth canal.
Aleksandr A. Bezmenko, Anna S. Staroverova   +1 more
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Functional anatomy of pelvic floor

Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia, 2016
Generally, descriptions of the pelvic floor are discordant, since its complex structures and the complexity of pathological disorders of such structures; commonly the descriptions are sectorial, concerning muscles, fascial developments, ligaments and so on. On the contrary to understand completely nature and function of the pelvic floor it is necessary
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Relationship between hip external rotator strength and pelvic floor muscle function in nulliparous women

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Strengthening of the hip external rotator muscles may improve pelvic floor muscle function. In this study, we examined the relationship between hip external rotator strength and pelvic floor muscle function in nulliparous women.
Satoko Nakano, Wataru Nakano, Michitaka Kato, Hiroko Komai, Yasue Makino   +4 more
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Pelvic floor function in elite nulliparous athletes [PDF]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007
AbstractObjectiveThere is preliminary evidence linking long‐term participation in high‐impact exercise with poor performance in labor and increased incidence of stress urinary incontinence, which may be due to altered pelvic floor function. Recent work has shown that HIFIT (high‐impact, frequent intense training) athletes have an increased cross ...
J A, Kruger, H P, Dietz, B A, Murphy
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar, Jeremy Johnson, Susanne Watkins, Eoin Mulroy   +3 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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Factors Associated with Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength in Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Assessed by the Brink Scale

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2020
Objective: (1) to examine the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function using the Brink scale and (2) to investigate the correlation between potential factors and PFM function.
Sirirat Sarit-apirak, Jittima Manonai, Umaporn Udomsubpayakul   +2 more
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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source