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Congenital uterine malformations are often difficult to classify, and an incorrect label can carry over for years across successive clinical records. We describe a 39-year-old woman, gravida 1 para 1, referred for chronic pelvic pain and in…

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic examinations and transvaginal ultrasonography are generally deferred in patients without sexual experience due to potential distress. Transabdominal ultrasonography is widely used but may have variable image quality. Pelvi…

Abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS), also known as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP), is a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction characterized by partial or complete encasement of the small bowel within a fibrocollagenous me…

Colonic stricture secondary to appendicitis is exceptionally rare. We report a unique case of ascending colon stricture developing one year after treatment for complicated appendicitis in a patient on long-term hemodialysis. A 68-year-old m…

Umbilical endometriosis, also known as Villar's nodule, is an atypical manifestation of endometriosis. We present a rare case of spontaneous Villar's nodule in a young, nulliparous woman with no history of abdominal surgery or trauma who ha…

Primary cervical lymphoma is an exceptionally rare malignancy that may mimic abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) of endocrine origin, particularly when cervical cancer screening tests and initial imaging studies are normal. Because AUB is the p…

Primary retroperitoneal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an exceptionally rare malignancy. Here, we present the case of a 55-year-old female with a retroperitoneal tumor who underwent complete surgical resection. Histopathological examinati…

INTRODUCTION: Menstrual hygiene management is an essential component of women's reproductive health, influencing physical well-being, dignity, and quality of life. Despite the availability of disposable menstrual products, concerns related …

Background Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the female reproductive tract and frequently require surgical management. Accurate preoperative estimation of fibroid size is essential for selecting the optimal surgical appr…

Acute pancreatitis is most commonly caused by gallstones or alcohol abuse, although rare etiologies such as drug-induced anaphylaxis have been described. Pancreatic involvement during anaphylactic shock remains exceptional and is likely und…