Prolongated pregnancy: unusual case.

OBJECTIVE: To present a patient with prolongated postterm pregnancy. DESIGN: Case study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vyškov Hospital. CASE REPORT: According to the literature, pregnancy that exceeds 42+0 weeks is considered to be a postterm pregnancy. We present a case of a 21-year-old primigravid women with extremely prolongated postterm pregnancy and associated complications. The patient repeatedly rejects the proposed prostaglandin induction of labor or iterative cesarean section. Pregnancy was terminated by cesarean section at 43+3 due to multiple unsuccessful attempts to induce labor in postterm pregnancy. During the surgery abnormally invasive placenta was found with massive blood loss and necessity of subsequent ligation of aa. iliacae internae. CONCLUSION: Pregnant women with postterm pregnancy should be offered the possibility of induction of labor. We should educate pregnant women in detail about the risks of postterm pregnancy.

Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy using Seratex Slimsling: pilot study.

OBJECTIVE: To describe a new technique of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy using material Seratex Slimsling. DESIGN: Pilot study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vyškov Hospital; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, University Hospital Olomouc. METHODS: Using a laparoscopically inserted Seratex Slimsling material, we performed a sacrocolpopexy in 12 patients with pelvic prolapse between November 2018 and June 2019. All patients were operated at the same workplace by the same surgeon with experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery. We monitored age, parity, BMI, previous hysterectomy, surgical time, blood loss, type of concomitant surgery, length of hospitalization and incidence of peroperative and postoperative complications in the pilot group of patients Results: Patients included in the pilot study were 53.2 ± 10.0 (34-74) years old, BMI 24.7 ± 4.2, parity 1.92 (95.7% of whom were vaginal births) and in 5 cases (41.7%) previous hysterectomy was performed. The mean duration of surgery was 58.4 ± 6.6 min in cases without hysterectomy and 102 ± 4.9 in patients with concomitant hysterectomy. The mean blood loss was 93 ± 78.8 ml and the length of hospitalization was 5.25 ± 0.72 days. There was no injury to large vessels or ureters during any operation and none of the operations was converted to laparotomy. In one case, the implant slipped from the sacrouterine ligaments area and subsequently the vaginal stump prolapse recurred three months after the primary operation. The patient was re-operated six months after the primary operation using the same technique and has been without any problems until now. In the monitored postoperative period, we did not notice any protrusion of the implant or significant dyspareunias or discomfort in any of the patients. Apart from one patient mentioned above, the method did not fail. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopy has had an irreplaceable role in gynecological surgery for pelvic prolapse since 1993. It is possible to perform laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with high success rate nad minimal incidence of complications with the use of Seratex Slimsling.

Consecutive intrapartum uterine rupture following endoscopic resection of deep rectovaginal and bladder endometriosis.

OBJECTIVE: To present case report of patient with repeted endoscopic resections of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) to demonstrate its possible risks for subsequent delivery. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Moravian Hospital Trust, Member of Agel holding, Prostějov, Czech Republic; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vyškov Hospital, Czech Republic; Department of Pathology, Vyškov Hospital, Czech Republic; Department of Pathology, University Hospital Brno, Medical faculty, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Palacky University, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Olomouc, Czech Republic. METHODS AND RESULTS: We are presenting a case of 29 years old patient with multiple laparoscopic surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). At the same time, new risks are posed to the delivery process like a severe injuries of the uterine attachment aparate, vagina, parametria with the risk of developing life threatening bleeding. These case we presented here demonstrates the emergence of new risks and complications for another pregnancy with such women. CONCLUSION: Our case report demonstrates new possible obstetric risk factors as consequence of increasing radicality in surgical treatment of DIE.

[The management of uterine fibroids: Czech and Slovak Gynecologic Endoscopy Working Group (CSGE) clinical practice guidelines]. / Management delozních myomu: CSGE doporucení k provádení spráivné klinické praxe.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to give a guideline to the management of uterine fibroids. DESIGN: Review. SETTING: Czech Society Gynecological Endoscopic Working Group. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The bibliographic data from Medline were reviewed from 2003-2004 using the key words: fibroid--leiomyoma--uterine artery occlusion--hysterectomy--myomectomy. CONCLUSION: The clinical guideline was prepared after the analysed data were supplied using the material and criteria of Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) for the management of uterine fibroids.

Laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer: long-term results of a multicentric study.

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: Surgical treatment of endometrial cancer was traditionally done by laparotomy, however the laparoscopic approach has gained wider acceptance by gynecologic surgeons. The primary aim of the study was to report the perioperative and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic surgery in a major group of patients with endometrial cancer. The second aim was to study the long-term results of laparoscopic surgery in patients with endometrial cancer. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A prospective multicentric study was conducted at three oncolaparoscopic centres; 221 women who had undergone laparoscopic (177 women) or abdominal (44 women) hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and lymphadenectomy were included in the study. Women with stage IA, grade I did not undergo lymphadenectomy unless they had a high risk histologic tumor type. Lymph node dissection was performed in 145 women with disease greater than IA or grades other than 1. RESULTS: The mean age and weight were similar in the compared laparoscopic and open groups. Perioperative blood loss was comparable in both groups (211.2 ml vs 245.7 ml, respectively) without any significant consecutive changes in serum hemoglobin values. Although the length of operating time for the laparoscopic surgery was significantly longer than the time for the laparotomy procedure (163.3 min vs 114.7 min, p < 0.0001), the laparoscopic patients were discharged from hospital much earlier at 3.9 days (range 2-16) after the laparoscopic procedure compared with 7.3 days (range 5-16) after the abdominal procedure (p < 0.0001). The difference in surgical complications between groups was statistically insignificant (p = 0.58). Similar long-term results were noted in both groups. With a median follow-up of 33.6 months for the laparoscopy group and 45.2 months for the open group, there were no significant differences in tumor recurrence (p = 0.99] or recurrence-free survival (p = 0.86) between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The study illustrates that laparoscopically assisted surgical staging of endometrial cancer is safe as an open procedure. The laparoscopic approach may also be considered for endometrial malignancy which typically occurs in obese and elderly, high-risk women. Our analysis showed no difference with respect to recurrence or survival between the compared laparoscopic and the open group.

Hand-assisted laparoscopy for pelvic malignancy.

The inability to palpate intra-abdominal organs is a barrier to the widespread utilization of laparoscopy in the management of pelvic malignancy. Hand-assisted laparoscopy permits the insertion of the hand into the abdomen through a glove-sized incision while preserving the pneumoperitoneum. This new modality preserves both the technical benefits of traditional manual assistance and the convalescent advantages of minimally invasive surgery. Our preliminary experience suggests that this approach is a feasible, safe, and expeditious access option that can effectively replace an extended open laparotomy incision or an excessively tedious laparoscopic exercise in the evaluation and management of pelvic malignancy. Moreover, oncologic surgeons, reluctant to relinquish the tactile advantages of open surgery, may find hand-assisted laparoscopy an appealing alternative.

Hand-assisted laparoscopy for megamyomectomy. A case report.

BACKGROUND: In cases of uterine myomas of massive size, minimally invasive laparoscopic or laparoscopically assisted myomectomy techniques are not feasible alternatives to traditional laparotomy. This report introduces the use of hand-assisted laparoscopy, a novel approach that permits the insertion of the hand into the abdomen through a glove-sized incision while preserving the pneumoperitoneum, as an alternative to laparotomy for patients with massive myomas unsuitable for conventional laparoscopic myomectomy. CASE: A 28-year-old nullipara requested minimally invasive myomectomy and fertility preservation for the treatment of a massively enlarged uterus reaching the level of the liver. Myomectomy was safely performed by hand-assisted laparoscopy using the Pneumo Sleeve System (Dexterity, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania), a 7.5-cm transverse suprapubic incision and a 1-cm umbilical laparoscopic incision. Surgery lasted 120 minutes, and the estimated blood loss was 250 mL. The total weight of the myomas was 3,120 g. The patient was discharged on the second postoperative day and had an uneventful recovery. CONCLUSION: The successful outcome of this initial case suggests that hand-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy is a feasible and safe minimal-access option that could effectively replace routine laparotomy in patients with massive uterine enlargement.

Laparoscopic surgery in obese women with endometrial cancer.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To analyze perioperative and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic treatment of endometrial cancer in two groups of women of different weight. DESIGN: Prospective, multicenter clinical study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1). SETTING: Three laparoscopic oncology centers. PATIENTS: Sixty-five consecutive women with endometrial cancer, of whom 32 were not obese (weight <81. 7 kg) and 33 were obese (weight (3)81.7 kg, body mass index 30-40). INTERVENTION: Laparoscopic surgery. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Three patients (1 nonobese, 2 obese) in whom laparoscopy was converted to laparotomy were removed from data analysis. Laparoscopy in the remaining 62 (94.38%) was completed successfully. Hysterectomy and pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomies were performed based on tumor grade and depth of myometrial invasion. In both groups, 28 women underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy and 21 paraaortic lymph node dissection or sampling. Eight patients had metastases in pelvic or paraaortic nodes. Deep myometrial invasion over 50% was present in five obese and two nonobese women. Mean operating time was 166 and 172 minutes, respectively. The rate of major complications and conversions was higher in the obese group (8 vs 5). CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic surgery is feasible in obese women and may also be considered for endometrial cancer, which typically occurs in obese women.

The role of laparoscopic hysterectomy and lymph node dissection in treatment of endometrial cancer.

BACKGROUND: The development of new diagnostic and surgical methods has brought a differentiated approach to surgery of endometrial cancer. The aim of this study was to verify the peri-and postoperative differences between laparoscopic and open procedure and prepare protocol for a second phase follow-up multicentric study. METHODS: The study includes 133 women with indications for surgery of endometrial cancer. A prospective multicentric study was undertaken at four centres in the Czech Republic. We evaluated differences in the peri-and postoperative outcomes. Sixty-eight patients treated laparoscopically were compared with 65 patients treated by an open procedure of hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy. RESULTS: Three patients with conversion were withdrawn from the study and another 65 patients (97%) from the laparoscopic group successfully completed the procedures. Laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy were performed based on the grade of the tumor and depth of myometrial invasion. Out of both groups, 75 patients underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy and 21 women underwent para-aortic lymph node dissection or sampling. Eleven patients had metastases in the pelvic or para-aortic nodes (11.7% versus 4.7% in the open procedure group). Deep myoinvasion over 50% was more frequently present in the group of abdominally-treated women. The rate of major complications (18 versus 14 cases) was higher in the laparoscopic group, but more wound infections were seen in the open procedure group. CONCLUSION: The study illustrates that the laparoscopic approach to surgery is feasible and it also may be considered for endometrial cancer which typically occurs in at risk and obese women. Recovery time is reduced by avoiding an abdominal incision. Laparoscopic surgery was performed successfully in 65 women and in 8 cases (11.7%) malignant spread outside to the regional lymph nodes was found. However, the selection of patients for laparoscopy should be done considering optimal benefit and safety.

[Retroperitoneoscopy--a new era]. / Retroperitoneoskopie--nová éra.

Retroperitoneoscopy is a minimal invasive surgical technique enabling the diagnostics of the disease, as well as operative treatment of retroperitoneal organs. It is a very promising method especially for urologist, but of interest for general, vascular surgeon or gynecologist. The method is known since the end of sixties. Its routine introduction was enabled by technical advancement of laparoscopic surgery.

[Pathways to care]. / Cesty k péci.

The main objective of the study designed by the World Health Organization is to obtain information on provision of care for mental disturbances in various countries. The main pathways to mental health care based on the first results of an analysis obtained from two out-patient psychiatric departments of District Institutes of National Health in Benesov and Kromeríz in Czechoslovakia are described. The delays at different points, the problem and care provided are reviewed both as regards mental health care and previous other than mental health care.