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    Verrucous Carcinoma of the Vulva: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

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    Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva is a rare lesion (1). Affecting essentially postmenopausal women, this lesion is a distinct and particular entity in vulval carcinoma classification and its scalability is uncertain and unpredictable. Here, we present a case concerning a 48-year-old patient, without follow-up after a condyloma acuminate of the vulva (large left lip). The origin of this case will be discussed in this article. The treatment decided was only surgical. A review of literature shows the rarity of this lesion of the female genital tract

    Functional outcomes in symptomatic versus asymptomatic patients undergoing incisional hernia repair: Replacing one problem with another? A prospective cohort study in 1312 patients

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    Background: Incisional hernias can be associated with pain or discomfort. Surgical repair especially mesh reinforcement, may likewise induce pain. The primary objective was to assess the incidence of pain after hernia repair in patients with and without pre-operative pain or discomfort. The secondary objectives were to determine the preferred mesh type, mesh location and surgical technique in minimizing postoperative pain or discomfort. Materials and methods: A registry-based prospective cohort study was performed, including patients undergoing incisional hernia repair between September 2011 and May 2019. Patients with a minimum follow-up of 3–6 months were included. The incidence of hernia related pain and discomfort was recorded perioperatively. Results: A total of 1312 patients were included. Pre-operatively, 1091 (83%) patients reported pain or discomfort. After hernia repair, 961 (73%) patients did not report pain or discomfort (mean follow-up = 11.1 months). Of the pre-operative asymptomatic patients (n = 221), 44 (20%, moderate or severe pain: n = 14, 32%) reported pain or discomfort after mean follow-up of 10.5 months. Of those patients initially reporting pain or discomfort (n = 1091), 307 (28%, moderate or severe pain: n = 80, 26%) still reported pain or discomfort after a mean follow-up of 11.3 months postoperatively. Conclusion: In symptomatic incisional hernia patients, hernia related complaints may be resolved in the majority of cases undergoing surgical repair. In asymptomatic incisional hernia patients, pain or discomfort may be induced in a considerable number of patients due to surgical repair and one should be aware if this postoperative complication

    La suspension latérale cœlioscopique, une autre façon de traiter les prolapsus génitaux [Laparoscopic lateral suspension, another way to treat genital prolapse]

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    The laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy is the treatment of choice of pelvic organ prolapses since more than twenty years. The laparoscopic lateral suspension with mesh is an alternative technique. Its originality is the subperitoneal passing of the lateral arm of the mesh in the lateral abdominal wall, leaving the skin above the iliac crest, in a place without risks of vascular, nerve, bowel injuries. We report in this article the results of the three main publications on the subject. The indications are cystocele and apical descent. It can be envisaged when the access of the promontory is difficult; for instance in the presence of obesity, adhesions, sigmoid megacolon, or low position of the left common iliac vein, partially covering the promontory. It is also a practical technique for surgeons having a moderate experience of the promontory access

    Développement d'une cellule pour des études EXAFS in situ de pots catalytiques de voiture

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    Cet article présente une nouvelle cellule réactive dédiée à l'étude in-situ par spectroscopie d'absorption X de catalyseurs de dépollution pour moteurs Diesel. Cet appareillage a été développé pour collecter des spectres EXAFS pendant la réaction chimique, l'échantillon étant placé sous un flux gazeux constitué des principaux gaz réactifs constitutifs des échappements de moteurs Diesel. Une attention particulière a été portée sur la forme et le matériau du porte-échantillon. En effet, une géométrie spéciale a été élaborée pour étudier le catalyseur directement dans sa forme finale, c'est-à-dire tel qu'il est dans le pot d'échappement en tenant compte des conditions réactionnelles (température et vitesse volumique horaire élevée).This paper presents a new in situ X-ray reaction cell dedicated to in situ X-ray absorption studies of postcombustion catalytic converter. This device has been developed to collect Exafs spectra during the chemical reactions, the sample being placed under the flow of a complex mixture of reactive gases (NO, CO, N2 ....). Particular attention has been paid to the material and the design of the sample holder. More precisely, a specific geometry of the sample holder has been elaborated in order to study directly the catalyst as it is in the converter. Also, we have tried here to respect the particular reaction conditions namely high temperature and high space velocity associated to postcombustion

    Deformable templates for tracking and analysis of intravascular ultrasound sequences

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    Deformable Template models are first applied to track the inner wall of coronary arteries in intravascular ultrasound sequences, mainly in the assistance to angioplasty surgery. A circular template is used for initializing an elliptical deformable model to track wall deformation when inflating a balloon placed at the tip of the catheter. We define a new energy function for driving the behavior of the template and we test its robustness both in real and synthetic images. Finally we introduce a framework for learning and recognizing spatio-temporal geometric constraints based on Principal Component Analysis (eigenconstraints)
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