Peter Christensen, Coen I.M. Baeten, Eloy Espín, Jacopo Martellucci et al.
Abstract Aim Little is known about the pathophysiology of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), and evidence concerning the management of patients diagnosed with this condition is scarce. The aim of the LARS Expert Advisory Panel was to develop practical guidance for healthcare professionals deali...
Mehmet Kürşat Bozkurt, Ekmel Tezel
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the advantages of rhombic excision and Limberg flap closure in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease. METHODS: We treated 24 patients who had chronic pilonidal sinus disease with rhomboid excision and Limberg flap closure. RESULTS: All patients we...
J. L. Templeton, Roy A. J. Spence, T Kennedy, T G Parks et al.
One hundred and thirty seven previously untreated out-patients with first and second degree haemorrhoids were allocated at random to treatment by infrared coagulation (n=66) or rubber band ligation (n=71). Complete follow up was obtained in 122 patients (60 who had undergone infrared coagulation (gr...
Mark D. Walters, Beri Ridgeway
Pelvic organ prolapse is a common problem in women that increases with age and adversely affects quality of life and sexual function. If conservative treatments fail, surgery becomes the main option for symptom abatement. For uterovaginal prolapse, treatment with or without hysterectomy can be offer...
Alan D. Garely, Nabila Noor
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a major problem affecting more than 20% of the nation's female population, with increasing prevalence as our population continues to age. Incontinence places a great burden on individuals, and the economic effect is large. Stress urinary incontinence occurs when ...
Michael Torrens
No AccessJournal of Urology1 Aug 1974The Effect of Selective Sacral Nerve Blocks on Vesical and Urethral Function M.J. Torrens M.J. TorrensM.J. Torrens Research Fellowship, Medical Research Council. Current address: Department of Neurological Surgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England 0X2 6HE. Mo...
Abdul Aziz, Ramanandan Prasad, Abdur Rashed Khan, Tahmina Banu
OBJECTIVE To reduce the morbidity and suffering of patients with rectovestibular fistula (RVF) and to lessen the cost of the staged management protocol. METHODS A prospective study was carried out in the Department of Paediatric Surgery of Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Bangladesh, from January 2...
Zahidul Haq, Mahbubur Rahman, R A Chowdhury, M A Baten et al.
Anal fissure is a common disorder which may cause symptoms at any age. Internal anal sphincterotomy is the gold standard surgical treatment which lowers the resting anal pressure and effectively heals the majority of fissures. However the post operative period may be marked by surgical risks, compli...
Rebecca G. Rogers, Peter C. Jeppson
Pelvic fistulae are an abnormal communication among the genitourinary tract, the gastrointestinal tract, and the vagina or perineum. Genital tract fistulae have been described in the medical literature for the past several thousand years. Advancements in both the diagnosis and treatment of vaginal f...
Angela Shepherd, Elizabeth Tribe, D Bainton
Previous workers have debated the value of maximal perineal stimulation (MPS) in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women. In order to assess the efficacy of this simple technique a prospective study was undertaken on 107 consecutive incontinent women. They included those with stress, urge and...
Tahmina Banu, Md Jafrul Hannan, Mozammel Hoque, M. Abdul Aziz et al.
Purpose The purpose of the study was to review a rare anomaly of anorectal malformations in girls, congenital anovestibular fistula (AVF) with normal anus, over a 12-year period. Materials and methods A total of 24 female patients of AVF with normal anus were treated in the Department of Pediatric S...
Tahmina Banu, Anwarul Karim, Maryam Ghavami Adel, Kokila Lakhoo et al.
INTRODUCTION: Published studies based on Krickenbeck classification of anorectal malformations (ARMs) are still insufficient to assess the global as well as regional relative incidence of different ARM subtypes, gender distribution, and associated anomalies. The primary purpose of this study was to ...
Md Ibrahim Siddique, Khandker Manzoor Murshed, M A Majid
The gold standard surgical treatment of chronic anal fissure is lateral internal sphincterotomy which lowers the resting anal pressure and effectively heals the majority of fissures. Local application of 0.2% glyceryl trinitrate ointment has been used as an agent for chemical sphincterotomy, causing...
Ernesto Leva, Francesco Macchini, Rossella Arnoldi, Antonio Di Cesare et al.
Introduction: The treatment of children affected by anorectal malformations (ARM) is characterized by some unsolved problems. The three-stage surgical correction has been known to be most effective in preventing complications, but recently new approaches have been proposed. We describe our experienc...
Karen Noblett, Kristen Buono
Sacral nerve stimulation delivers nonpainful electrical pulses to the sacral nerves that modulate the reflexes that control the bladder, bowels, and pelvic floor musculature. This relatively simple procedure was generated to improve and restore function in patients with a variety of pelvic floor dis...
Rune Kjærsgaard Andersen, Isabella Loft, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Henrik Hjalgrim et al.
BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy between physician-diagnosed and self-reported Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) exists. Knowledge regarding incidence and remission rates of self-reported HS is missing, but may help bridge the gap in understanding between these two phenotypes. OBJECTIVES: To determine th...
Ernesto Leva, Francesco Macchini, Rossella Arnoldi, Antonio Di Cesare et al.
INTRODUCTION: The treatment of children affected by anorectal malformations (ARM) is characterized by some unsolved problems. The three-stage surgical correction has been known to be most effective in preventing complications, but recently new approaches have been proposed. We describe our experienc...
Shilpa Sharma, Dennis Mazingi, Sharif Imam, Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury et al.
The clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of anorectal malformation has been well described in the literature, however the experience with these conditions in low-and middle-income countries is often shaped in unique ways due to the social, cultural and economic factors at work in these re...
AHM Mostafa Kamal, Shamim Ara, Md Ashrafuzzaman, Khadeza Khatun et al.
Context: The variation in anatomical features of sacral hiatus and the dorsal wall of sacral canal is related to its clinical application in caudal epidural anesthesia. Through the sacral hiatus, it is employed in operation in the anal region and on the external genital organs, as well as cystoscopi...
Dhiman Chowdhury, Mohammed Hassan, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Almoatazbellah Anwar et al.
A young male patient presented with right lower abdominal pain and fever. He had tenderness in the right lumbar region, with no palpable lump. Subsequently he developed a tender fluctuant lump in the right loin. Abdominal ultrasonography showed heterogenous collection in the right lumber region near...