A knowledge-based approach to retrieve medical images by feature and content with spatial and temporal constructsk developed. Selected objects of interest in a medical image (e.g., x-ray, MR image) are segmented, and contours are generated from these objects. Features (e.g., shape, size, texture) and content (e.g., spatial relationships among objects) are extracted and stored in a feature and c...

OBJECTIVE To compare efficiency of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) MATERIAL AND METHOD: Medical records of 50 cases of LA VH and 50 cases of TAH were reviewed from January 2004 to December 2004 RESULTS There was no significant difference between the two groups in basic clinical characteristics. Myoma uteri was the major cause of ope...

BACKGROUND/AIM This study aimed to compare the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) as first-line treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-eight patients aged 20-55 years who complained of regular heavy menstrual bleeding were enrolled in the study. The TAH group included 29 ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the use of laparoscopy and laparotomy for hysterectomy in treating benign gynecological conditions in nurses and nonmedical working women. MATERIALS AND METHODS A nationwide population-based study was conducted using data from inpatient expenditures of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Datasets between 2008 and 2011. All women undergoing total hysterectomies via...

The standard surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer is total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), while total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) is less invasive and assumed to be associated with lower morbidity. This meta- analysis was performed to investigate the effects of TLH versus TAH in women with early-stage endometrial cancer. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, CBM and Cochrane Review databases...

INTRODUCTION Robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy (RALH) has become a widely used approach for women with endometrial cancer and has replaced laparotomy. It has been questioned if the increased costs are justified by superior surgical outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the frequency, types and severity of post-operative complications after total abdominal hysterectomy (...

New-onset diabetes has long been recognized as a common complication of kidney transplantation, promoting cardiovascular disease, death, and graft failure. Studies in recent years have begun to highlight the very high posttransplantation prevalence of the prediabetic states of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance and the significant repercussions of these states on cardiovasc...

BACKGROUND: Our investigation sought to compare changes in sexual function following supracervical hysterectomy (SCH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH). METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed to identify all patients who underwent supracervical hysterectomy or total abdominal hysterectomy at a tertiary care center. Patients who met criteria for participation were sent a one pa...

RESUMO O objetivo deste artigo foi avaliar a influência da saturação de fundo para duas condições: 15 e 25 cm, em sistemas wetlands construídos fluxo vertical (WCFV) com leito 75 utilizando diferentes taxas aplicação hidráulica (TAH): 40, 70 100 mm d-1. Avaliaram-se eficiências remoção demanda química oxigênio (DQO), sólidos suspensos totais (SST), (ST), nitrogênio amoniacal (N-NH4+), total Kje...