Objective: to describe the initial experience of a gynecology team, at a tertiary care center, when performing single-port laparoscopic surgery. Method: this is a retrospective study reviewing the medical records of 50 patients treated at the outpatient gynecology clinic of our institution between June 2012 and July 2013 who underwent single-port laparoscopic surgery. This study was approved by the institution's Ethics in Research Committee. Result: the mean age of patients is 37.8 years, ranging from 18 to 70 years, and the most frequent surgical indications were adnexal mass (72%) and chronic pelvic pain (24%). The mean operative time was 94.4 minutes with a mean hospital stay of 25.8 hours. There were no perioperative complications. We recorded two conversions to laparotomy due to technical difficulties during the procedure. All cases of conversion had pelvic adhesions. All operative complications were successfully treated and none were considered severe. Conclusion: this is one of the largest case series in the literature regarding surgical treatment by single-port laparoscopy in gynecology and presents evidence on reduction of surgical morbidity and satisfactory cosmetic results. We conclude that single-port laparoscopy is a viable minimally invasive technique, and that it contributes to the construction of a new scenario in modern gynecological surgery.
Prematurity is an important theme that impacts greatly both public and individual health. It is still the highest cause of morbimortality in the perinatal period and its consequences include potentially severe immediate and late effects. Although there are still severe limitations to the early identification of preterm labor as well as in the measures to avoid complications, many advances have been made in terms of assistance to pregnant mothers and neonates, including more widespread neonatal intensive care centers. This review aims to present therapeutic measures that can minimize the consequences of preterm delivery. Whenever indicated, medication for tocolysis, fetus lung maturation, neural protection, and infection prevention must be prescribed, given that any intervention capable of improving fetal prognosis has relevant social, psychological and financial impact on affected families.
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