Togas Tulandi

We present a case of leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) after myoma morcellation and review the literature using the keywords leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata and disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis. The search was cond…

Today, reproductive surgery has a limited place. In selected cases such as young women with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic adhesions, and endometriosis, surgery could be considered. Most operations can be performed by lapa…

BACKGROUND: Uterine peristalsis, which is influenced by hormonal and cholinergic effects, may have a role in successful implantation and continuing pregnancy. CASES: We encountered abnormal uterine peristalsis in three women who had had re…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate patient satisfaction after laparoscopic supracervical (LASH) or total hysterectomy (TLH). METHODS: Retrospective study of patient satisfaction after LASH or TLH. RESULTS: We studied 40 cases of LASH and anothe…

OBJECTIVE: To report a new indication for fertility preservation. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): A 25-year-old nulliparous woman with severe and symptomatic endometriosis and low antral follicular c…

Arcuate uterus with a rudimentary uterine horn develops from incomplete atresia of one of the two müllerian ducts during embryogenesis. The rudimentary horn can have a cavity (cavitated) or be noncavitated, and the cavity could be communica…

Eighty-eight infertile patients undergoing laparoscopy were randomized to undergo chromopertubation with lipiodol or with normal saline. The cumulative probability of conception at 1, 3, and 6 months following laparoscopy was not statistica…

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of different stages of endometriosis on the outcome of treatment in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) program. METHODS: This was a retrospective, matched case-control study in an a…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcomes of patients who underwent uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) and to evaluate factors associated with failure of UFE. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Two hu…

Aromatase inhibitors have the potential to treat a wide spectrum of diseases where estradiol is required to manifest clinical symptoms. Their use was initially indicated for the treatment of hormone-dependent advanced postmenopausal breast …

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to discuss new substances and techniques to prevent post-surgical adhesion formation. RECENT FINDINGS: Intraperitoneal administration of sprayable hydrogel and hyaluronic acid appears to dec…

No nerve fibers are found in endometriomas or in the endometrioma-containing ovaries. These findings are consistent with our previous report that no correlation exists between the presence of nerve fibers and endometriosis.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of ovarian dermoid cysts in a large series of women. DESIGN: Observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: University teaching hospitals. PATIENTS: Three hundred th…

To evaluate lateral distribution of endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma in women with endometriosis. We evaluated operative reports of women who underwent laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis (n = 330) and ovarian endometrioma (n = 18…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate lateral distribution of endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma in women with endometriosis. METHODS: We evaluated operative reports of women who underwent laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis (n= 330) and ovarian e…

OBJECTIVE: To correlate the histopathology of adenomyosis particularly the depth and spread of adenomyosis and symptomatology. STUDY DESIGN: Medical records of 94 patients who had undergone a hysterectomy and who were found to have adenomy…