Louise Dunphy

ORCID: 0000-0001-5499-415X · 6 papers in corpus
2023
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-252960

An ectopic pregnancy (EP) accounts for 1-2% of all pregnancies, of which 90% implant in the fallopian tube. An abdominal ectopic pregnancy (AEP) is defined as an ectopic pregnancy occurring when the gestational sac is implanted in the perit…

2023
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-253081

Leiomyoma, otherwise known as a fibroid, is commonly encountered in the uterus. Vaginal leiomyomas are extremely rare with a relative paucity of cases reported in the literature. Due to the rarity of the disease and complexity of the vagina…

case-report 2022
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-251610

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, which induces a chronic inflammatory response. Its prevalence remains unknown, but it has been estimated to affect up to 10% of women of reproductive age. Al…

2022
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-244237

Müllerian anomalies such as Robert's uterus, which was first described by the French gynaecologist Dr Helene Robert in 1969, are rare clinical entities and have been reported in <3% of the female population. Robert's uterus is a rare phenom…

2022
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-252499

An ectopic pregnancy occurs in 2% of all pregnancies. A primary ovarian ectopic (OP) is a rare entity and occurs in <2% of all ectopic gestations. It may present in those individuals who take ovulatory drugs, use an intrauterine device or h…

2021
BMJ case reports ·doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-238788

Appendiceal neoplasms are rare, occurring in <1.4% of all appendicectomy specimens. Carcinoid tumours and adenocarcinomas comprise the majority of cases, however, lymphomas or sarcomas may also arise within the appendix. Appendiceal leiomyo…