Reviving forgotten techniques: Vaginal salpingectomy in public health system, a retrospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the viability of the vaginal route as an alternative to laparoscopy for patients seeking permanent surgical contraception. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in 2021, dividing patients into two groups based on their preference: vaginal and laparoscopic salpingectomy. The statistical analysis was conducted using STATA, employing standard statistical methods based on the distribution of variables. RESULTS: The study included 64 patients, with 34 undergoing the vaginal approach and 30 the laparoscopic route. No statistically significant differences were observed in baseline characteristics or complications between the two groups. Both surgical methods were found to be feasible. The vaginal route demonstrated a significantly shorter mean surgical time (P < 0.001). The laparoscopic route exhibited significantly less intraoperative blood loss (P < 0.001) and fewer hospitalization hours (P = 0.008). Postoperative satisfaction and pain levels did not show statistically significant differences. CONCLUSION: Vaginal salpingectomy is a feasible technique with low complication rates, making it a potential option for gynecologists to offer their patients. We propose vaginal route inclusion in the training curriculum for gynecologic surgeons during the residency program, without any subspecialty requirements.

Assessing intraoperative judgment using script concordance testing through the gynecology continuum of practice.

OBJECTIVE: To measure surgical judgment across the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) continuum of practice and identify factors that correlate with improved surgical judgment. METHODS: A 45-item written examination was developed using script concordance theory, which compares an examinee's responses to a series of "ill-defined" surgical scenarios to a reference panel of experts. The examination was administered to OBGYN residents, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) fellows, practicing OBGYN physicians and FPMRS experts. Surgical judgment was evaluated by comparing scores against the experts. Factors related to surgical experience were measured for association with scores. RESULTS: In total, 147 participants including 11 residents, 37 fellows, 88 practicing physicians and 11 experts completed the 45-item examination. Mean scores for practicing physicians (65.2 ± 7.4) were similar to residents (67.2 ± 7.1), and worse than fellows (72.6 ± 4.2, p < 0.001) and experts (80 ± 5, p < 0.001). Positive correlations between scores and surgical experience included: annual number of vaginal hysterectomies (r = 0.32, p = <0.001), robotic hysterectomies (r = 0.17, p = 0.048), stress incontinence (r = 0.29, p < 0.001) and prolapse procedures (r = 0.37, p < 0.001). Inverse correlation was seen between test scores and years in practice. (r = -0.19, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION: Intraoperative judgment in practicing OBGYN physicians appears similar to resident physicians. Practicing physicians who perform FPMRS procedures perform poorly on this examination of surgical judgment; lower performance correlates with less surgical experience and the greater amount of time in practice.

Building the evidence base for postoperative and postpartum advice.

Recommendations for activity after obstetric and gynecologic procedures remain based on tradition and anecdote. After reviewing the current evidence base, guidelines, and practice for postdischarge instructions related to physical activity after the most common obstetric and gynecologic surgical procedures, we conclude that the available data do not support many of the recommendations currently provided. Restrictions on lifting and climbing stairs should likely be abandoned. Guidance on driving should focus on the concern regarding cognitive function and analgesics rather than concerns of wound separation/dehiscence. Given the impact of these recommendations on daily life events, consistent, evidence-based advice on when and how women can safely resume exercise, driving, working, and sexual intercourse is critical. The evidence base informing advice for most of these issues is minimal; we need prospective, well-designed studies to help guide us and our patients.

Incontinenecia urinaria en el anciano

Contenido: Aspectos epidemiológicos y alcances biopsicosociales de la incontinencia urinaria. Anatomía y fisiología del tracto urinario inferior: envejecimiento fisiológico. La fisiopatología de la incontinencia urinaria. Clasificación y presentación clínica en el anciano. Abordaje diagnóstico del paciente incontinente. Estrategias de tratamiento. Tratamiento farmacológico de la incontinencia urinaria. Tratamiento quirúrgico de la incontinencia urinaria. Manejo del paciente anciano internado. Incontinencia de orina en el varón anciano. Estudios complementarios en la evaluación del paciente anciano incontinente

Disfunciones miccionales luego de la modificación en la técnica de inserción del sling transobturador de acceso externo / Mictional dysfunctions after modifying the insertion of external access transobturator sling

Objetivo: Evaluar la curación de la incontinencia urinaria de estrés y las disfunciones miccionales postoperatorias observadas mediante una modificacion en la técnica de inserción del sling transobdurtriz. Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo exploratorio con asignación alternada, comparando la técnica clásica con la comparada. La modificación consistió en realizar una incisión vaginal en U invertida en lugar de clásica vertical. Las pacientes fueron evaluadas clínicamente con interrogatorio examen urogenital, ecografía transvaginal y RMN dinámica. Resultados: Se incluyeron 17 pacientes. Ambos fueron de características similares. Edad promedio 59,5 años. Seguimiento entre 3 y 15 meses. Los resultados de curación y posicionamiento del sling fueron similares. La tasa de disfunciones de la micción fue significativamente menor en el grupo de cirugía modificad (12 por ciento vs 72 por ciento p<0.0001). Conclusiones: La modificación propuesta impresiona como una alternativa para disminuir las funciones postoperatorias, constituyéndose en un interesante punto de partida para futuras investigaciones...