Uterine fibroid is one of the most common benign uterine diseases, affecting up to 70-80% of females of reproductive age. Whilst abdominal myomectomy has traditionally been a major uterine-sparing surgical intervention for its management, t…
INTRODUCTION: Leiomyoma with bizarre nuclei (LBN) is a leiomyoma variant that can be associated with fumarate hydratase (FH) deficiency. Germline pathogenic variants in the FH gene are linked to hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carc…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Minimizing intraoperative bleeding is pivotal in myomectomy, and blockage of uterine arteries has been reported as an effective approach. We developed a novel technique to temporary occlude bilateral uterine arter…
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) remains a major cause of tubal factor infertility. Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) has largely replaced reconstructive surgery, selected patients with mild tubal damage may still achieve natural conce…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perioperative and long-term outcomes of surgical management of patients with endometriosis at a community hospital in a low socioeconomic district. METHODS: A total of 39 patients underwent surgica…
OBJECTIVES: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of adenomyosis on transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) in a community hospital. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study Participants: A total of 124 patients who underwent hysterectomy between September 2…
INTRODUCTION: A potential association between periodontitis and endometriosis has been indicated in previous observational studies. Nevertheless, the causal link between these two disorders has not been clarified. METHODS: Based on publicl…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: When the uterus is or more than 18 to 20 weeks in size, laparotomy but not minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is commonly performed for hysterectomy. It is, however, acknowledged that MIS carries numerous benefits to…
OBJECTIVE: The association of chronic non-malignant pain (CNP) with dyslipidemia is unclear. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the association between CNP and dyslipidemia in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures (FN…
Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma (OCCC) displays distinctive clinical and molecular characteristics and confers the worst prognosis among all ovarian carcinoma histotypes when diagnosed at advanced stage, because of the lack of effective therap…