Cervical cancer is common in women under 35 years. The most common symptoms are abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge, and discomfort during intercourse.
Radical hysterectomy is the most common surgical treatment for cervical cancer. It is conventionally done through an incision in the abdomen or through the vagina.
Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer is done using general anaesthesia. A uterine manipulator is often inserted through the vagina and attached ...
Severe refractory eosinophilic asthma is a debilitating condition that does not respond enough to standard therapy. Asthma exacerbations can be sudden, life-threatening, and lead to hospitalization and intubation. The experts highlighted the urgent need for more biological treatments for people who are not eligible for benralizumab or reslizumab, whose asthma does not respond to this therapeutic line or who would need more intensive treatment with oral corticosteroids, which are associated with ...
Faecal incontinence is an inability to control bowel movements, resulting in the involuntary passage of faeces. Causes of incontinence include problems in the colon, rectum and problems with the sphincter muscles, nerve damage and loss of higher-level cerebral control. Insertion of self-expanding implants into the intersphincteric space for fecal incontinence is performed around the entire circumference of the internal anal sphincter. A solid polyacrylonitrile cylinder is used that becomes ...
A living review related to the rehabilitation needs and management of COVID-19 patients was done and concluded that more information is now available about the clinical scenario after hospital discharge and that most recent papers about the acute phase of COVID-19 report on progress during and after early rehabilitation in patients with respiratory failure and musculoskeletal symptoms. Studies done in the post-acute and chronic phases mainly report on medium (2 to 4 months after infection ...
Acute infected or chronic wounds are typically cleaned, dead or infected tissue removed, and then bandaged. Chronic non-healing wounds often receive advanced care such as absorbent or moisture-providing dressings. Other wounds are treated with negative pressure using a pump to remove excess fluids without instillation. The VAC Veraflo Therapy System uses negative pressure, but also slowly introduces a cleansing fluid into the wound bed. The fluid is administered in automated treatment cycles, ...