ABSTRACT Healthy pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) are essential for proper pelvic floor function. The biggest risk factor for PFM dysfunction is injury sustained during vaginal childbirth, yet the factors that facilitate or impair PFM recovery from birth injury remain unknown.
Bianca L. Peña +7 more
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Association of labor epidural analgesia with early postpartum pelvic floor function in primiparous women undergoing vaginal delivery: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Lin L +7 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Stoma creation is often required in Crohn's disease (CD), most commonly because of progressive anorectal disease. As stoma closure strongly influences long‐term quality of life and surgical decision‐making, this study evaluated the indications and long‐term outcomes of stoma creation in patients with CD.
Kentaro Nagano +9 more
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Radial-Sectional CT for Tricuspid Valve Intervention Planning: A 4-Patient Clinical Case Series. [PDF]
Kitagata Y +5 more
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse with an Emphasis on the Central Compartment: From Genetic Risk Factors and Biomarkers to Contemporary Sacropexy and Emerging Robotic Innovations. [PDF]
Pomorski M +5 more
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Vascular Abnormalities in Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS), while generally free from severe vascular complications, may occasionally present with cardiac and vascular abnormalities that warrant specific investigation. While studies have been conducted on the prevalence of cardiac involvement, none have focused on vascular aspects. This retrospective study was
Thomas Gehin +4 more
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ABSTRACT The connective tissue support of female pelvic viscera—endopelvic fascia—has been studied in fetal and immunohistochemical models to demonstrate its relationship with the autonomic nerves of the female pelvis. Due to a paucity of literature examining the gross anatomical relationships between endopelvic fascia and autonomic nerves in adult ...
Stephen Magliocchetti +5 more
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Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect with right coronary cusp prolapse using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder II device: A noval systematic multicenter experience from Iraq. [PDF]
Salih AF, Rasool M, Al-Ubedi AA.
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Effect of vNOTES hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension on overactive bladder symptoms in patients with pelvic organ prolapse: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Türker Ergün G +4 more
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ABSTRACT Hypo‐attenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) is an important and potentially underrecognized cause of late bioprosthetic valve dysfunction after surgical AVR. Multimodal imaging, including echocardiography and electrocardiogram‐gated computed tomography, is essential for diagnosis, and timely surgical or medical intervention can effectively ...
Takanori Kono +4 more
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