Minerva medica
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Minimally invasive surgery in urogynecology: a comparison of standard laparoscopic, minilaparoscopic, percutaneous surgical system and Robotic sacral colpopexy.
We compared surgical outcome of sacral colpopexy (SCP) performed with the most recent minimally invasive surgery such as 3-mm laparoscopy (Mini-LPS), percutaneous system (PSS), standard laparoscopy (LPS), and robotic surgery. ⋯ Results rule out that minimize surgical invasiveness of laparoscopic techniques could bring improvements in SCP not only from a cosmetic point of view but also from a functional one without requiring longer OT and maintaining the same standard laparoscopic configuration. Even if robotic SCP is useful and safe because of its guarantee of efficiency, it cannot be considered the first choice for many women.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a set of chronic inflammatory diseases associated with significant morbidity and high hospitalization rate. IBD patients are particularly prone to rehospitalization resulting in high medical cost and morbidity. The aim of this study was to assess laboratory and clinical predictors of readmission in patients who were hospitalized with IBD flare. ⋯ Attendance to out-patient gastroenterologist follow-up is the only significant protective parameter to 30-days readmission in patients with IBD. This finding highlights the vital need of adequate gastroenterological follow-up of these patients after hospital discharge. Further studies are warranted to precisely define timing and role of outpatient follow-up in reducing IBD readmissions.