OBJECTIVES: To update the 2021 International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) recommendations for structured reporting of dynamic ultrasound findings in patients with suspected or known endometriosis, integrating recent technical an…
Accessory cavitated uterine malformation (ACUM) is a possible cause of disabling dysmenorrhea. We present a case that is clinically atypical due to the late onset of symptoms (in the fourth decade of life, after pregnancy and cessation of s…
Maternal adnexal masses are increasingly detected during pregnancy, primarily due to the widespread use of ultrasound in obstetrics. Most of them are functional cysts that resolve spontaneously. Lesions visualized by ultrasound in adnexal t…
Endometriosis represents one of the most common causes of life-impacting chronic pelvic pain and female infertility. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an increasing role in the diagnosis and mapping of endometriosis, while diagnostic l…
OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital to determine if the use of formal guidelines and a standardised surgical technique would increase t…
Gestational trophoblastic disease occurs in 1-3:1000 gestations worldwide. Up to one-fifth of complete hydatidiform moles undergo malignant transformation, with 2%-4% manifesting as metastatic disease. Of these, a third present with vaginal…
OBJECTIVE: The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) developed this project to establish the recommendations for structured reporting of dynamic ultrasound findings, promoting on this manner the practice of standardized, co…
New insights into the complex and fine-regulated inflammatory mechanisms involved in the endometrium reveal multiple facets to the problem of endometrial inflammation. However, the entity termed chronic endometritis is to date restricted to…
Emerging evidence indicates that somatic stem cells (SSCs) of different types prominently contribute to endometrium-associated disorders such as endometriosis. We reviewed the pertinent studies available on PubMed, published in English lang…
INTRODUCTION: Angiogenesis is a key factor for the successful establishment and growth of endometriotic lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a literature search in PubMed and reviewed the most pertinent studies published until Janua…