Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

BACKGROUND: The present review aims to increase the awareness of the gynecologists by analyzing all the case reports which refer to endometriosis presenting either with only ascites or with massive ascites with pleural effusion. METHODS: T…

PURPOSE: The uterine junctional zone as documented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown to be of significance with respect to the early process of human reproduction. In this study, MRI findings were related to the outcome of an IV…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and/or stroma outside the uterine cavity. The main location is the ovary, but it has been described in many other extragenital locations, mainly th…

PURPOSE: Recent studies indicated that there is a high density of small nerve fibers in the functional layer of the endometrium in women with endometriosis and that it can be used as a marker to detect endometriosis. In this study, the effi…

INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopy, because of its availability and safety, provides a valuable tool in the evaluation of undiagnosed chronic pelvic pain. It is a simple and definitive means of establishing the presence or absence of pelvic patholog…

PURPOSE: The production of epithelial neutrophil activating peptide-78 (NA-78) and the interleukins IL-8 and IL-6 by endometrial stromal cells is stimulated by pro-inflammatory interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). IL-8…

PURPOSE: Hormonal treatment of endometriosis is often continued for long periods and has the potential to affect many essential metabolic processes. The current study aimed to determine the effects and safety of high-dose dienogest as a med…

PURPOSE: Chemokines have been implicated in the pathological process of endometriosis. We compared the effects of peritoneal fluid obtained from patients with endometriosis (ePF) and controls without endometriosis (cPF) on the release of mo…

OBJECTIVE: To show the efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy (etanercept) for treating endometriosis in an experimental model. DESIGN: A randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded study using rat endometriosis model. SETTING: Experi…

BACKGROUND: The role of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in pathogenesis of endometriosis remains to be elucidated. In this study, we have examined the expression of the four main ERβ transcript isoforms in human endometrial tissue in women wit…

OBJECTIVE: Our study is to investigate whether tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) is expressed in eutopic endometrium of women with adenomyosis and its association with clinical characteristics. METHODS: We collected endometrial tissues fro…

PURPOSES: To identify patients with highly elevated serum CA-125 levels and analyze their clinical characteristics. METHODS: Patients with non-malignant gynecologic disease (NMGDs, n = 41), in whom serum CA-125 levels were over 1,000 IU/ml…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis is a chronic pleomorphic disorder with pelvic or systemic manifestations, and is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma. It is generally considered to involve genetic, environmental, immunologi…

INTRODUCTION: Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a common cause of pelvic pain in the general female population and is thought to be understated in young female patients. CASE: A 12-year-old girl with IC and endometriosis. METHOD: A single cas…

INTRODUCTION: The radical surgery of the deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum and the uterosacral ligaments with or without bowel resection can cause a serious damage of the pelvic autonomic nerves with urinary retenti…

INTRODUCTION: Paraneoplastic coagulation disorders associated with benign and malignant gynecological tumors have been reported. However, reports on cutaneous purpural manifestation of paraneoplastic coagulopathy in cases of gynecological t…

Primary umbilical endometriosis accounts for 0.5-1% of extragenital endometriosis. Clinical presentation is typical and treatment involves complete excision. It is important to consider it in differential diagnosis of an umbilical nodule.

PURPOSES: In this study, we sought to establish the value of a new molecule, urocortin (Ucn), in the diagnosis of endometrioma and compare with Ca-125 to identify superiority of urocortin. METHODS: Of the patients operated on at our hospit…

PURPOSE: The association between cervical cancer and uterine prolapse is rare and sparsely represented in literature, despite the high incidence of the latter. The suitable treatment in this clinical situation is not defined. The objective …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility, safety and perioperative outcome of single-incision laparoscopic hysterectomy (SILH) using conventional laparoscopic instruments for treatment of patients with symptomatic leiomyoma and/or adenomyosis. …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this investigation was twofold: first, to demonstrate an association between endometriosis, ABO blood groups and Rhesus factor and, second, to show potential correlation of ABO blood group and stages of endometriosis.…

INTRODUCTION: The aetiology of endometriosis remains unknown. The clinical presentation of endometriosis can be highly variable, occurring in numerous potential locations outside the abdomen and associated with distinct complaints. Recurren…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the apoptosis rate in eutopic and ectopic endometrial stromal and glandular cells, normal peritoneum and adhesions in women with endometriosis. METHODS: A total number of 97 women with (n:60) and without (n:37) histopa…

While endometriosis is a common disorder in women of reproductive age, appendiceal endometriosis accounts for less than 1% of all pelvic endometriotic lesions. Involvement at this site may present as acute appendicitis and be diagnosed only…

PURPOSE: We report the case of puerperal ascites, associated with elevated CA125 levels and secondary to a uterine myoma. The literature on pseudo-Meigs' syndrome associated with pregnancy was reviewed. CASE: A 35-year-old woman complained…