Long-term outcomes, in terms of cervical stump symptoms and overall patient satisfaction, were studied in women both after abdominal (SAH) and laparosocopic (LSH) supracervical hysterectomies. Altogether, 134 women had SAH and 315 women LSH during 2004 and 2005 at our department. The response rate of this retrospective study was 79%. Persistent vaginal bleeding after the surgery was reported by...

We have reviewed 28 patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) who had 34 amputations in 31 limbs. The amputations had been performed for untenable pain (5), recurrent infection (14) or to improve residual function (15). Only two patients were relieved of pain by amputation, and this could not be predicted. Ten of 14 patients were cured of infection and 9 of 15 patients had improvement of...

We present an unusual case of recurrent ectopic pregnancy in the tubal stump of a previous partial salpingectomy. The patient presented with the classic triad of amenorrhoea, per vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain paired with a void uterus on ultrasonography. Her history was notable for a previous ectopic pregnancy resulting in a laparotomy and salpingectomy-oophrectomy. A positive B-hCG and e...

We have examined the effect of preoperative extradural bupivacaine and morphine on postoperative stump sensation in 31 patients undergoing amputation of the lower limb in a prospective, randomized, double-blind study. Patients were allocated randomly to one of two groups: group 1 received extradural 0.25% bupivacaine 4-7 ml h-1 and morphine 0.16-0.28 ml h-1 before and during operation; group 2 ...

RATIONALE Choledocholithiasis in common bile duct (CBD) stump after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) is incredibly rare and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. PATIENT CONCERNS A 79-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain radiating through to the back in November 2016. DIAGNOSES Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance cholangiop...

INTRODUCTION Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is treated with a great variety of procedures and none is fully satisfactory. The aim of the study was to introduce and evaluate the effectives of laparoscopic trans teres vault suspension (LTTVS) technique as a new method for POP treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the years 2013-2014, eight symptomatic women with grades II-IV POP underwent LTTVS proce...

The review focuses on Saulius Geniusas’ book, Phenomenology of Pain. In this study, Geniusas develops his own systematic phenomenology the experience pain, based primarily conceptual resources Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology. doing so, philosopher formulates and successfully implements original methodological principles “dialogical phenomenology.” Such a consists of, one hand, strict phenomenolo...

BACKGROUND Total and subtotal abdominal hysterectomy for benign indications have been compared in randomized clinical trials and observational studies. A meta-analysis is performed to summarize the evidence. METHODS Thirty-four randomized clinical trials and observational studies comparing total and subtotal abdominal hysterectomy for benign indications were included. Endpoints were self-repo...