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Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment for Female Vaginal Relaxation Syndrome: A Prospective Study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Vaginal relaxation syndrome (VRS) is a common condition that adversely affects women's quality of life. Conventional non‐surgical therapies provide limited benefit for patients with mild to moderate disease. Fractional CO2 laser (FxCO2) therapy has emerged as a minimally invasive treatment option; however, its long‐term efficacy and
Qiao Li, Jian Meng, Yajing Wang, Yueyue Chen, Xiaoyu Niu, Dongmei Wei   +5 more
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The general practitioner's approach to pelvic organ prolapse

South African Family Practice, 2009
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) together with urinary incontinence is extremely common. About 11% of women will receive surgery for these conditions and a third of them will receive a second operation within two years.
Hendrik S. Cronjé
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A comparison of clinical paediatric murmur assessment with echocardiography [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To compare the clinical acumen of paediatric cardiovascular examination between various hospital paediatrician grades. Design: Prospective data collection of clinical and echocardiography findings on paediatric echocardiography referrals ...
Bailey, Mark, Grech, Victor E., Mercieca, Victor, Spiteri, Amaris, Torpiano, John G.   +4 more
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Comprehensive Evidence for Mortality and Underlying Morbidity Related to Visceral Fat Distribution

Med Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Linking obesity to mortality is an intriguing and controversial topic. This study tried to comprehensively assess 8 adiposity surrogates and mortality association among middle‐to‐old‐aged adults to identify a superior one, and explore explanatory disorders. Data sources included the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), UK
Haolong Zhou, Danyang Ling, Qin Huang, Jiaojun Liang, Guanhua Su, Zhangbo Cui, Ziwei Chen, Xiaowen Ma, Zhou Jiang, Shuo Zheng, Haodong Tian, Qi Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disc disease: A summary and review [PDF]

, 1993
A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management goals of disc disease is presented.
Walker, B.F.
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What Role Does the Central Nervous System Play in Refractory LUTS, and What Are the Therapeutic Implications? ICI‐RS 2025

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims While many patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) improve by treating peripheral causes, a substantial proportion continue to experience symptoms despite apparently successful interventions. Central nervous system (CNS) mechanisms could potentially contribute to persisting symptoms after the initial peripheral cause has been ...
Mathijs M. de Rijk, Michel Wyndaele, Ana Charrua, Christopher Fry, Paul Abrams, Gommert A. van Koeveringe, Anthony J. Kanai, Marcus J. Drake   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Pelvicol xenograft and concomitant Burch colposuspension

International Journal of Women's Health, 2017
Sameh Hijazi,1,2 Dieter Echtle,3 Omar M Aboumarzouk,4 Elmar Heinrich2,5 1Department of Urology, Klinikum Ibbenbüeren, Ibbenbüeren, 2Department of Urology, University Medical Center, Goettingen, 3Department of Urology, Städtische Kliniken ...
Hijazi S, Echtle D, Aboumarzouk OM, Heinrich E   +3 more
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Potential role of physical labor and cultural views of menstruation in high incidence of pelvic organ prolapse in Nepalese women: a comparative study across the menstrual cycle

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionPelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a significant health concern for young Nepali women, with potential risk factors including pelvic floor trauma from vaginal delivery and heavy lifting.
Yvonne Biswokarma, Karen Brandon, Everett Lohman, Ryan Stafford, Noha Daher, Jerold Petrofsky, Uma Thapa, Lee Berk, Robert Hitchcock, Paul W. Hodges   +9 more
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Phenotyping Overactive Bladder—Part 1: Are There Different Types of Urgency and Can They be Translated to Clinical, Urodynamic and Radiological Phenotyping? ICI‐RS 2025

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as urinary urgency, usually accompanied by increased daytime frequency and/or nocturia, with urgency urinary incontinence (OAB‐wet) or without (OAB‐dry), in the absence of urinary tract infection or other detectable disease.
John E. Speich, D. Carolina Ochoa, Pradeep Tyagi, Apostolos Apostolidis, Sanjay Sinha, Claire Hentzen, Marcus Drake, Paul Abrams, Alan J. Wein, Michel Wyndaele   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesh Infection in Sacrocolpopexy: A Novel Approach to Management

Journal of Mid-Life Health
Surgical mesh has been in use for urogynecological surgeries for a long, but they come with their own side effect profile and maybe life-altering consequences.
Reeti Mehra, Shubhi Bandlish
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