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In 144 pull-through-operations performed for anorectal-atresia, following complications were observed: pneumonia 11%, sepsis 8.3%, peritonitis 5%, bowel obstruction 5%, osteomyelitis 1%, retraction of the pulled-through colon 4%, anal stenosis 16%, secondary megacolon 9%, fistula relapse 8%, mucosal prolapse 4%. Recto-urethral, recto-vesical- and recto-vaginal fistula relapses are managed by interposition of the gracile muscle. Anal stenoses and secondary megacolon are prevented by a sufficiently long postoperative bougienage.
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PMID:[Therapy of postoperative complications following abdominoperineal or abdominosacroperineal pull-through surgery in anal atresia]. 343 Dec 99

The purpose of this study is to report an unusual variant of cervical squamous cell carcinoma, not associated with either human papillomavirus infection or antecedent squamous intraepithelial lesions. Five women had a diagnosis of invasive cervical cancer discovered at hysterectomy performed for prolapse (two cases), leiomyoma (one case), or a vaginal fistula (two cases). The women ranged in age from 47 to 78 years (mean 59 years). Four of the five had a history of normal Papanicolaou (Pap) smears; the other had a Pap smear diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS). All had large cervical tumors (two with parametrial involvement and one with vaginal involvement) that showed extensive keratin formation, an inverted pattern of growth, and, except for one case, minimal cytologic atypia. There was extensive hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis adjacent to each tumor; none had evidence of squamous intraepithelial lesion. Human papillomavirus testing by polymerase chain reaction in situ hybridization and reverse-transcribed polymerase chain reaction in situ was negative in each case, compared with a detection rate of 107 of 108 (99%) for squamous intraepithelial lesion-associated cervical squamous cell and adenocarcinomas. Two of the women died of extensive local recurrence; two other women were recently diagnosed. We conclude that highly differentiated keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare entity not associated with human papillomavirus infection or squamous intraepithelial lesion and thus difficult to detect on routine cervical cancer screening.
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PMID:Highly differentiated keratinizing squamous cell cancer of the cervix: a rare, locally aggressive tumor not associated with human papillomavirus or squamous intraepithelial lesions. 1197 99

Safe motherhood will require a multi-faceted strategy of improving girls' education and employment opportunities, providing primary and reproductive health care for women, taking a high risk approach with referral for all at-risk pregnant women, and including maternal mortality as part of the quality of life index. The World Health Organization in 1986 reported that 99% of maternal mortality occurred in developing countries: 640 per 100,000 live births in Africa, 420/100,000 in Asia, 270/100,000 in Latin America, 100/100,000 in Oceania, 450/100,000 in developing countries on average, and 30/100,000 in developed countries. The chances of maternal death ranges in the extremes from 1/9850 in northern Europe to 1/21 in Africa. In India, the chance of maternal mortality was estimated at 1/18; the surviving also might suffer from perineal tears, genital infections, uterovaginal prolapse, and vesico-vaginal fistula. Direct obstetric causes include those directly related to pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Indirect causes include those resulting from previous existing diseases that were aggravated by the pregnancy. 75% of maternal mortality was caused by hemorrhage, obstructed labor, infection, eclampsia, and abortion. Proper handling could prevent maternal mortality in an estimated 63-80% of direct causes and 88-98% of all causes. Risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage include multiparity, age over 35 years with stretched uterus, and slight episodes of bleeding. Treatment must be immediate and sustained with oxytocic drugs and plasma expanders; the means of referral to an equipped facility must be available to women with hemorrhage. Risk factors for obstructed labor include very young age, height below 145 cms, previous prolonged labor or stillbirth, and previous cesarean, abnormal presentation, or labor progression. Delivery for these women must be in a facility offering trained doctors and well-equipped operating rooms. Prevention of infection is possible with pre-sterilized delivery kits, antibiotics in kits or within facilities, cleanliness of hands and delivery areas, and maternal tetanus immunization. Identification of edema in pregnancy would prevent eclampsia. Abortion complications could be prevented with safe and early practices and women's control over fertility.
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PMID:Maternal mortality and morbidity in the developing countries like India. 1228 6

The authors report the case of a 55-year-old woman with prolapse presenting a differential diagnosis of urinary incontinence: a peritoneo-vaginal fistula with serous discharge in a patient with ascites and a history of hysterectomy. The only cases of peritoneo-vaginal fistula reported in the literature were discovered during extra-uterine pregnancy after hysterectomy.
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PMID:[Rare differential diagnosis of urinary incontinence]. 1276 75

In patients with posthysterectomy prolapse of the vaginal vault, the posterior intravaginal slingplasty (posterior IVS, Tyco Healthcare, USA) has been suggested as an alternative to traditional vaginal vault suspensions. The goal of this technique is to recreate the uterosacral ligaments and to reinforce the rectovaginal fascia with the use of prosthetic material. We report the case of a 53-year-old woman with a history of 27 months of perineal suppurative discharge after she underwent a vaginal vault prolapse and rectocele repair using a posterior IVS (Tyco Healthcare, USA). The IVS tape was reinforced by interposing a rectovaginal monofilament polypropylene mesh (Parietex, Sofradim, France). Imaging studies and surgical exploration confirmed infection of the IVS mesh with the formation of a gluteo-vaginal fistula while the rectovaginal mesh was intact.
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PMID:Gluteo-vaginal fistula after posterior intravaginal slingplasty: a case report. 1901 99

A 67-year-old lady presented to the surgical outpatient clinic with a 4 month history of recurrent purulent discharge from her left buttock. Four years and 4 months prior to this she underwent a posterior intravaginal slingoplasty for vaginal prolapse and urinary stress incontinence. An MRI demonstrated a long gluteo-vaginal fistula tract from the posterior wall of the vaginal vault through the left ischiorectal fossa to the skin. An examination under anaesthesia revealed that the fistulous tract was surrounding the intact mesh used for the posterior intravaginal slingoplasty. The mesh was removed, the fistula tract excised and the perineal wound marsupialised. The patient was discharged 5 days later. The wound healed within 4 weeks and she remains sepsis free 2 years on.
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PMID:Gluteo-vaginal fistula: a long-term complication of posterior intravaginal slingplasty. 2267 11

Radical cystectomy remains the gold standard treatment for organ-confined high-grade recurrent or muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Orthotopic neobladder urinary diversion following cystectomy represents an option for patients wishing for continent urinary diversion. Female patients who undergo radical cystectomy with orthotopic bladder substitution are at risk for developing both common and neobladder-specific disorders of the pelvic floor, including urinary incontinence, hypercontinence, vaginal prolapse, and neobladder-vaginal fistula. Each of these sequelae can have significant impact on the patient's quality of life. Due to the increased frequency of orthotopic neobladder creation in women, subspecialty urologists are more likely to confront such pelvic floor disorders in bladder cancer survivors. This review presents the most current information on the treatment of pelvic floor disorders after orthotopic bladder substitution.
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PMID:Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders Following Neobladder. 2813 11

Sacrocolpopexy has long been the preferred surgical procedure for the management of apical vaginal prolapse. The published literature regarding rectal mesh erosion after sacrocolpopexy includes only 6 cases in MEDLINE. We report a case of sigmoid vaginal fistula identified 4 years after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy, along with an analysis of the follow-up of 140 patients over 12 months or more.
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PMID:A Case of Mesh Erosion to the Sigmoid After Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy and a Literature Review of Mesh Related Complications. 2969 65

Standard radical cystectomy (RC) in women involves removal of the distal ureters, bladder, proximal urethra, uterus, ovaries, and adjacent vagina. Furthermore, pelvic organ-preserving RC to treat selected women has become an accepted technique and may confer better postoperative sexual and urinary functions than standard RC, avoiding complications such as incontinence, prolapse, neobladder-vaginal fistula (NVF), and sexual dysfunction, without compromising oncological outcome. This article reports a different surgical approach: a patient who underwent a cutaneous continent reservoir and neovagina construction using a previous ileal orthotopic neobladder after RC. Patient presented no complications and she has no evidence of recurrent disease and is sexually active, with a satisfactory continent reservoir. This case is the first report of this procedure that was able to treat concomitant dyspareunia caused by short vagina and neobladder-vaginal fistula. In conclusion, standard radical cystectomy with no vaginal preservation can have a negative impact on quality of life. In the present case, we successfully treated neobladder fistula and short vagina by transforming a previous ileal orthotopic neobladder into two parts: a continent reservoir and a neovagina. However, to establish the best approach in such patients, more cases with long-term follow-up are needed.
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PMID:Neovagina construction and continent cutaneous urinary reservoir using a previous orthotopic ileal neobladder. 3004 98

In this article, we review the current uses and future directions of robotic surgery in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Pelvic surgery is ideal for the use of surgical robots, which provide improved visualization and ease of suturing deep within the pelvis. Robots have been successfully used for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, in procedures such as sacrocolpopexy, sacrohysteropexy, and uterosacral ligament plication. Surgeons have used the robotic successfully to treat various etiologies of female pelvic pain including fibroids, endometriosis, and nerve entrapment. Robotic repair of iatrogenic injury has been described with excellent outcomes and avoidance of conversion to open surgery in the event of an injury caused using the robotic platform. While more data is needed on this topic, there has been increasing interest in using the robot for urologic reconstruction including repair of vesico-vaginal fistula, cystectomy, augmentation cystoplasty, and continent and non-continent diversions. Recently the use of the robot has been described in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in females, with robotic placement of an artificial urinary sphincter. While robotic surgery is associated with increased cost, the outcomes of robotic surgery in female urology are promising. More studies that properly evaluate the benefits of robotic surgery as compared to open and laparoscopic approaches are needed.
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PMID:The current state and the future of robotic surgery in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. 3150 6


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