Articles: surgery.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Jun 1982
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialRandomized trial of one versus two days of laminaria treatment prior to late midtrimester abortion by uterine evacuation: a pilot study.
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Surgery for breast cancer continues to evolve. Less radical procedures and increasing concern about appearance and rehabilitation are now the trend. ⋯ Fifty immediate reconstructions of the breast after modified radical mastectomy were performed in 48 women with carcinoma of the breast. We believe this procedure greatly enhances rehabilitation and quality of life without diminishing the ability to diagnose or treat recurrent disease.
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The nature of the local histopathologic changes secondary to vasectomy is described in tissue excised at vasovasostomy in 37 secondarily infertile patients. Segments of surgically removed vasa were also studied in four patients with primary infertility who underwent scrotal explorations and subsequent vasoepididymostomy. ⋯ These included suture granuloma, sperm granuloma, and vasitis nodosa, the last being a ductular proliferation originating from the central vas lumen and extending into the perivasal soft tissues. Vasitis nodosa occurred in 66% of the patients, and although it was often found with a sperm granuloma, it did occur by itself and is a lesion which should be recognized.