key articles
US radiologist warns of over-use and radiation exposure of CTs ordered for women with acute pelvic conditions
Thursday, 4 March 2010- Harvard Professor Beryl Benacerraf urges the medical community in the US to use ultrasound instead of computed tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the...
Edited by: JV
Lymph node resection extent: key to endometrial cancer survival
Monday, 1 March 2010- More extensive lymph node excision may boost survival for endometrial cancer patients with at least an intermediate risk of recurrence, according to a group of Japanese researchers.
Pelvic and para-aortic...
Edited by: JV
TOT procedure shows better results in terms of complication rates
Thursday, 18 February 2010- A group of researchers compared the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and obturator tape (TOT) procedures in terms of continence results, complications and quality of life after a median follow-up of 48...
Edited by: JV
Symptoms of combined prolapse and urinary incontinence
Friday, 29 January 2010- Researchers have conducted a study to estimate whether prolapse severity is a major contributor to urinary incontinence severity, as measured by validated incontinence questionnaires. L. Brubaker and...
Edited by: JV
Efficacy of tamsulosin in women with voiding dysfunction
Thursday, 7 January 2010- A group of Korean researchers evaluated the therapeutic effects of tamsulosin for women with non-neurogenic voiding dysfunction. K. Sung Lee and colleagues published their findings in a recent edition of...
Edited by: JV
Evaluating asymptomatic patients with endometrial cancer
Thursday, 24 December 2009- To date, there is no consensus on the utility of screening procedures for the early detection of endometrial cancer. The value of transvaginal ultrasound for screening of asymptomatic endometrial...
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Dynamic MRI allows diagnose of pelvic organ prolapse in women
Tuesday, 24 November 2009- In women with lower urinary tract symptoms, a medical imaging technique called dynamic MRI allows clinicians to diagnose pelvic organ prolapse - a condition that often goes undiagnosed on static MRI and...
Edited by: JV
Gene may predispose some women to pelvic floor defects
Tuesday, 28 April 2009- University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence,...
Edited by: ES
MRI is reported to aid in diagnosis of urethral diverticula
Thursday, 26 March 2009- The use of MRI may help visualise the anatomy of diverticula in its relation to the urethra and the bladder, according to a report by a team of Russian urologists, presented at the 24th Annual EAU...
By Evgenia Starkova
Equal access to healthcare affects racial distribution of female pelvic floor disorders
Wednesday, 21 January 2009- A team of US researchers report that there is a similar ethnic distribution of pelvic organ prolapse in an equal access health care system. This research based on a larger number of patients confirmed...
Edited by: ES
