Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

INTRODUCTION: Caesarean section incidence is rising and caesarean scar endometriosis could be encountered more in the day to day clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present three cases of caesarean scar endometriosis which were ma…

PURPOSE: To established a strategy for diagnostic and therapeutic management of umbilical endometriosis and to determine the biological character. METHODS: Clinical examination, vaginal and abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the level of cytokines and immune cells in the peripheral blood (PB) and peritoneal fluid (PF) of different stages of endometriosis. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted to include 97 women with (n 60) and w…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the familial aggregation and the risk of endometriosis among the female relatives of women with endometriosis. We also compared the epidemiologic characteristics of women with and without family history of endometr…

Cystic adenomyosis is a rare form of adenomyosis mostly seen in middle aged women. We report a case of cystic adenomyosis in a juvenile patient presenting with severe dysmenorrhea refractory to any given medication. The patient initially wa…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial ablation with bipolar radiofrequency energy (NovaSure) for dysfunctional uterine bleeding has gained wide acceptance due to its ease and efficacy. CASE: A 45-year-old, gravida three, para two, female developed sympt…

AIM: Leptin is proposed to participate in the reproductive system of women by acting on either ovaries or hypothalamic-pituitary axis. The objective of the present study is to investigate the leptin concentrations in peritoneal fluid and se…

Serous psammocarcinoma (SPC) is a rare variant of ovarian carcinoma or peritoneum that may present with features consistent with malignancy, or tumors of low malignant potential. This is two-case reports of a SPC of the ovary and peritoneum…

OBJECTIVES: After recurrent implantation failure (RIF), empirical figures on further prospects are essential for counselling but difficult to estimate within single IVF centres due to high drop-out rates. Alternatively, couples referred to …

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of Caesarean scar endometriosis presenting as acute abdomen and a review of literature. DESIGN: Case report and literature review. PATIENT: A 27-year-old woman presented in Accident and Emergency Department wit…

OBJECTIVE: The association between demographic factors, menstrual and reproductive characteristics, and clinical profile for women with endometriosis was analyzed in a retrospective case-control study. METHODS: Over a 6-year period, 535 wo…

OBJECTIVE: To report the very high serum levels of CA125 in patients with benign gynecologic disease which manifests as pelvic mass. METHODS: Clinical data of three cases with high levels of CA125 over 1,000 IU/ml and benign gynecologic co…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian squamous cell carcinoma is usually derived from a teratoma, a Brenner tumour or endometriosis. Association with an HPV infection is rare. CASE: A fourth case of ovarian squamous cell cancer associated with HR-HPV is pre…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic hysterectomy by retroperitoneal sealing of the uterine arteries with LigaSure. METHODS: Laparoscopic hysterectomy by retroperitoneal uterine artery se…

BACKGROUND: Amyloidosis is associated with infections, chronic disorders, hematological malignancies and endocrine neoplasms. Only rarely has it been associated with other tumors. Amyloidosis of the endometrium is rare and has only been rep…

A 34-years-old primigravida conceived following a fourth attempt at in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer for severe bilateral tubal disease and grade IV endometriosis. Pregnancy progressed well until 17 weeks gestation when she sponta…

Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease characterized by growth of endometrial glands and stroma outside the endometrium. Implants are most commonly found in the pelvis but can occur in many other sites. Vulvar involvement of endometr…

PROBLEM: To investigate the association between the occurrence of uterine leiomyoma and two SNPs of the CYP 2A13 and CYP 1A1 genes. METHOD OF STUDY: Prospective case control study with 132 women with clinically and surgically diagnosed ute…

A 42-year-old woman with Stage IA, grade 3 clear cell ovarian carcinoma arising within an endometrioma after multiple ovarian stimulation attempts was a unique case from a total of 900 patients who underwent laparoscopy for infertility and …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety of the Helica Thermal Coagulator in the laparoscopic treatment of early stage endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational. SETTINGS: The Princess Royal University Hospital, The Sloane and Chel…

INTRODUCTION: Often due to benign conditions such as cervical ectopy, post-coital bleeding is a distressing symptom for the patient. However, for the clinician, the identification of the etiology is important in order to effect proper treat…

BACKGROUND: To review the literature on various therapeutic modalities for uterine adenomyosis. METHODS: Reviews, case-controlled studies and reports from November 1949 until August 2006 written in English or summarized in English abstract…

Malignant transformation and particularly malignant mixed mullerian tumor arising in extragenital endometriosis is extremely rare and occurs in the majority of cases after estrogen replacement therapy. We present a case of a 75-year-old wom…

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a severe complication of ovarian stimulation. No reliable test exists to predict the syndrome. The objective of the present prospective observational study was to examine vascular endothelial grow…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of pelvic ultrasonography, and the characteristics of women with inaccurate ultrasonographic diagnosis for uterine leiomyomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preoperative pelvic ultrasonographic and postoperativ…