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Gastrointestinal complications following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for advanced pelvic organ prolapse [PDF]

, 2007
William E. Whitehead, Catherine S. Bradley, Morton B. Brown, Linda Brubaker, Robert E. Gutman, R. Edward Varner, Anthony G. Visco, Anne M. Weber, Halina M. Zyczynski   +8 more
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Living with acuteness in chronic illness: The temporal underpinnings of endometriosis

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how acuteness is experienced by people with endometriosis in Finland. Drawing on in‐depth interviews as well as anonymous written endometriosis stories, we trace instances when the sense of chronicity and cyclicality of endometriosis is disrupted by a possibility of risk to life. These instances include when endometriosis
Venla Oikkonen, Elina Helosvuori
wiley   +1 more source

Segmentation of the prostate and organs at risk in male pelvic CT images using deep learning [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
Inter-and intra-observer variation in delineating regions of interest (ROIs) occurs because of differences in expertise level and preferences of the radiation oncologists. We evaluated the accuracy of a segmentation model using the U-Net structure to delineate the prostate, bladder, and rectum in male pelvic CT images. The dataset used for training and
arxiv  

Prevalence of voiding and defecatory dysfunction in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective observational study [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Primary objective of this work was to study the prevalence of voiding and defecatory dysfunction in women with pelvic organ prolapse and correlate the stage and compartment of prolapse with voiding and defecatory dysfunction.
Ebenezer, Emily Divya, Jeyaseelan, Vishalakshi, Kekre, Aruna N., Kekre, Nitin, Londhe, Vaibhav, Saravanan, Nanthini, Varghese, Lilly   +6 more
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The Burden of Fecal Incontinence: Evaluating the Societal Impact in Terms of Economic Burden and Health‐Related Quality of Life

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, EarlyView.
Fecal incontinence imposes significant societal costs (€2424 per patient per quarter) and negatively affects HRQoL (mean score 0.72). Unemployed patients face higher costs and lower HRQoL. These findings highlight the need for targeted management strategies and resource allocation to mitigate the economic and personal burden of FI.
Sadé L. Assmann, Merel L. Kimman, Stéphanie O. Breukink, Daniel Keszthelyi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selecting the Substantially Touched Vertebra as the Lowest Instrumented Vertebra in Spinal Surgeries for B3GALT6‐Related Disorders: Clinical Experience and Literature Review

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
Selecting the STV as the LIV is recommended in spinal surgeries for patients with B3GALT6‐related disorders, considering the characteristic joint hypermobility associated with the condition. Additionally, preoperative Halo‐pelvic traction may also be safe and effective.
Aoran Maheshati, Kexin Xu, Ziquan Li, Guozhuang Li, Xiangjie Yin, Qing Li, Di Liu, Shengru Wang, Zhihong Wu, Guixing Qiu, Baozhong Zhang, Terry Jianguo Zhang, Yu Wang, Nan Wu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pelvic organ prolapse managed at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto: A 10-year review

Sahel Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Pelvic organ prolapse can have a detrimental effect on woman's quality of life by limiting physical, social, psychological, and sexual functions.
Ahmed Yakubu, Abubakar Abubakar Panti, Ashiru Argungu Ladan, Ahmed Tanko Burodo, Mairo A Hassan, Sadiya Nasir   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Autofocus Layer for Semantic Segmentation [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
We propose the autofocus convolutional layer for semantic segmentation with the objective of enhancing the capabilities of neural networks for multi-scale processing. Autofocus layers adaptively change the size of the effective receptive field based on the processed context to generate more powerful features.
arxiv  

Effect of Patient Position on Clinical Evaluation of Pelvic Organ Prolapse [PDF]

, 2000
Matthew D. Barber, Anouk R. Lambers, Anthony G. Visco, Richard C. Bump   +3 more
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Treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

Urogynaecologia, 2012
Prolapse of the pelvic organs is a common condition encountered in gynecological practice that adversely affects the quality of life of affected women. It affects millions of women worldwide. The principles of treatment of pelvic organ prolapse include restoring anatomy and vaginal function, correcting associated urinary and or fecal incontinence, and ...
Munirdeen A Ijaiya, Hadijat O. Raji
openaire   +3 more sources