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78) or DFS (p = 0.93), and this was confirmed in subgroups (advanced stages FIGO III/IV, CCR score 0/1 or 2/3, and timing of surgery PDS or NACT-IDS). Histological positive paraaortic lymph nodes had a significant negative impact on PFS in the whole population (HR 2.21, 1.18-4.39, p = 0.02) and in the CC0/CC1 population (HR, 2.28, 1.13-4.59, p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Systematic pelvic and paraaortic LND in patients with LGSOC improved neither overall nor PFS. A prospective trial would be necessary to validate these results but would be difficult to conduct due to the rarity of this disease.Adolescents identifying as sexual and/or gender minorities face many challenges at school due to stigma-based peer harassment. This study examined the extent to which sexual and gender minority adolescents experience bias-based bullying across a range of stigmatized identities and attributes, as well as the potential of gay-straight alliances (GSAs, also referred to as gender-sexuality alliances) to reduce simultaneously multiple forms of bias-based bullying, and in turn support school adjustment. Using a United States sample of diverse sexual and gender minority adolescents (N = 17,112; Mage = 15.57, SDage = 1.27), multiple mediation analyses indicated lower levels of multiple forms of bias-based bullying (based on body weight, gender, religion, disability, gender typicality, sexuality) at schools with versus without GSAs, and in turn higher perceived school safety, as well as higher grades and reduced school suspension (due to less weight- and sexuality-based bullying). The findings shed light on the broad-reaching stigma-reduction potential of GSAs.Acute pancreatitis (AP) is termed as idiopathic (IAP) when the underlying conditions of pancreatic inflammation remain unknown. The aim of this study was to identify different clinical features in patients with IAP and AP of known aetiology. All patients hospitalized in our Gastroenterology Unit with an initial diagnosis of AP were recruited. AP was classified as of known aetiology or idiopathic according to clinical examination, serum biochemistry testing, and radiological imaging investigations, and clinical data in both patient groups were compared. A total of 127 patients (80 males, mean age 57 years) were eligible for the analysis, 92 of which (73%) with AP of known aetiology and 35 (27%) with IAP. The major causes of AP were biliary obstruction (65%) or alcohol abuse (25%). Previous cholecystectomy was more frequent in patients with AP of known aetiology than in patients with IAP (14% versus 0%); patients with IAP showed lower gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels, lower daily alcohol intake, and higher frequency of gastroenteritis than patients with AP of known aetiology (34.3% versus 15.2%). Previous intake of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was more frequent in patients with IAP than in patients with AP of known aetiology (23% versus 0%). No further differences in clinical features were found between the two patient groups. IAP accounts for almost 20% of cases of AP. An association of AP with gastroenteritis or the use of NSAIDs should be considered if time-related with disease onset, especially in patients with no recurrent attacks.PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation between retinal venous blood flow parameters and glaucomatous visual field damage in a retrospective analysis. METHODS Fifty-five (24 male, 31 female) glaucoma patients, under intraocular pressure (IOP) reducing treatment, aged (mean ± SD) 69 ± 10 years, 29 with primary open-angle and 26 with normal-tension glaucoma, were evaluated with regard to the correlation between IOP, color Doppler retinal venous blood flow velocity and glaucomatous damage. RESULTS Univariate regression analysis disclosed statistically significant correlations of the visual field index MD with age, IOP and venous blood flow (p ≤ 0.026 for each parameter). A mixed linear effects model disclosed a significant correlation of MD with age, IOP and venous blood flow (p ≤ 0.002 for each parameter), but not with sex, side (right eye versus left eye) and diagnosis (primary open-angle glaucoma versus normal-tension glaucoma). Finally, interocular difference (right eye vs. left eye of the same patient) in MD correlated with interocular differences in venous blood flow velocities (p  less then  0.001), but not with interocular differences in IOP. CONCLUSIONS Glaucomatous damage correlated negatively with retinal venous blood flow velocity, be it between subjects or between eyes within individuals. This study is limited by its cross-sectional design, and it is not possible to draw any conclusion with regard to the origin of the correlations.PURPOSE To investigate the appropriate surgical stage for Descemet membrane (DM) removal during donor preparation in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS This study included 83 corneoscleral buttons that were used for DALK. The donor DM was removed randomly either before (group 1; 43 eyes) or after (group 2; 40 eyes) trephination. The time required for DM removal was recorded, and the geometric properties of cut buttons were evaluated after trephination. The intraoperative video recordings were reviewed to determine if the dissections were performed at the stroma-DM plane as it was intended. The time needed to remove the DM, the rate of correct dissection at the intended stroma-DM plane, and the roundness and precision of the donor cuts were compared between the groups. RESULTS The two groups were comparable in donor characteristics, including age, quality of the tissue, and trephination size. Time spent to remove DM was significantly shorter in group 1 (68.9 ± 48.2 s) than group 2 (117.7 ± 52.7 s, P = 0.001). CVT-313 mw DM stripping was performed incorrectly in 2 corneas (4.7%) in group 1 and in 12 corneas (30%) in group 2 (P = 0.01). No difference was found between the groups in the roundness and precision of donor button cuts. CONCLUSIONS DM removal before trephination did not detrimentally affect the geometric properties of punched donor tissues. When DM stripping was performed before trephination, the donor tissue was less traumatized and posterior graft surface was more likely to be regular; therefore, it is advisable to remove DM before trephination during donor preparation for DALK.