Radical surgery for cervical cancer can be accomplished using the da Vinci surgical system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, Calif) with acceptable blood loss, operating time, parametrial margins, and nodal yield. Future studies need to address long-term outcomes.
Adenosarcomas are rare cervical tumors with unknown optimal treatment, which often affects young women. A 23-year-old woman was found to have a stage IB1 adenosarcoma of the cervix. She underwent a robotically assisted total laparoscopic radical trachelectomy with the placement of abdominal cerclage for the sparing of fertility.
Anorectal injuries associated with sexual practices have become more frequently reported in the last decade. Although anorectal injuries are commonly reported in cases of sexual abuse of children, fatalities are very rare. In this series of cases, we report a case of fatal child abuse resulting from anal intercourse. In addition, there are two cases of death in females as a result of heterosexual “fisting” or “handballing.” The fourth case of the series is that of a homicidal injury produced by rectal impalement with a 31 inch length of threaded pipe.
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