British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)

AIMS/BACKGROUND: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a minimally invasive therapeutic option for adenomyosis (AM). However, its clinical effectiveness in patients with comorbid gynecologic disorders remains unclear. This study aimed to eva…

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a relatively rare chronic fibroinflammatory disorder of the pancreas caused by autoimmune mechanisms. Patients with this condition generally show a clear response to glucocorticoid therapy. Notably, its clin…

Large bowel obstruction is most commonly due to colorectal carcinoma, diverticular disease or volvulus. Rare causes of large bowel obstruction like endometriosis may occur in premenopausal women and diagnosis of large bowel endometriosis ca…

Infective endocarditis is a serious endo-vascular infection, potentially affecting not only native heart valves, but also intra-vascularly implanted foreign materials such as valvular prostheses and pacemaker electrodes (Westphal et al, 200…

A 35-year-old woman presented to hospital with a 7-day history of worsening right iliac fossa pain. The patient reported a 7-month history of intermittent right iliac fossa pain, associated with a palpable nodule in the right iliac fossa. T…

Endometriosis is one of the most intensively investigated benign gynaecological disorders, but our understanding of its causation remains surprisingly incomplete. Several theories exist: coelomic metaplasia, induction, retrograde menstruati…

The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system was initially developed for contraception but is now widely used for a variety of gynaecological conditions. Compliance can sometimes be hampered by troublesome side effects (principally brea…