Lutfi Barghuthi

Ascites, pelvic mass and elevated CA-125 in females carry a grim prognosis, likely an ovarian carcinoma. However, more benign etiologies such as Meigs' and pseudo-Meigs' syndrome must be considered. Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome presenting with an…

Endometriosis is classically defined as 'the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterine cavity and musculature'. Although it most commonly occurs in the pelvis, various extrapelvic locations have been reported in the l…

Hemorrhagic hepatic cyst with or without rupture is rare cause of acute abdomen with less than 20 cases reported in the literature. A standardardized management algorithm is currently not present, but literature suggests surgical management…