Cureus

Cureus · ISSN (print) 2168-8184 · 1,307 papers in corpus
review 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.22616 ·PMID:35371629

Endometriosis is a disease that affects a significant proportion of women and its infiltrative pattern is entirely dependent on the vascular supply of lesions. Several factors seem to trigger the process of angiogenesis in endometriotic les…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.32290 ·PMID:36628008

Pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC) is an uncommon inflammatory skin condition of unknown cause that ranges from a mild chronic form to a more severe acute eruption. Both forms usually involve the skin of the trunk and proximal extremitie…

observational 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.21409 ·PMID:35198316

Background Several studies have shown that whether complete tumor resection can be achieved during debulking surgery depends on various patient-related factors. However, none of these studies was conducted among patients with epithelial ova…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.32223 ·PMID:36620786

Female genital tract tuberculosis (TB) is less frequently reported, even in endemic countries. Often, the diagnosis is incidental and is seen with the involvement of pulmonary or extrapulmonary sites. Isolated female genital tract TB is qui…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.25298 ·PMID:35755502

Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma is a rare primary vaginal carcinoma. Vaginal adenocarcinomas are most frequently a metastatic lesion, and less commonly, have clear cell histology and occur in young women with diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposur…

observational 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.30183 ·PMID:36238420

Objective Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common inflammatory disease that should be considered in the etiology of patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain. AP manifests with a clinical picture that can lead to organ…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.31623 ·PMID:36540471

An uncommon malformation of the female genital system is the transverse septum which is often known as the vaginal septum. A problem with the union and channelling of the Mullerian conductors and urogenital sinus is the primary common cause…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.29729 ·PMID:36324353

This is a case report of a single patient who had two episodes of obstetric hemorrhages, first in the puerperium and second one post medical termination of pregnancy for which the patient had to be managed by uterine artery embolization (UA…

observational 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.31043 ·PMID:36475115

BACKGROUND: In addition to physical welfare, reproductive health is also vital for psychological well-being. All stages of reproduction can take place safely if reproductive health is well cared for, and it ultimately leads to the formation…

review 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.29190 ·PMID:36259016

The advancement of robotics-based procedures in the medical industry is the subject of this review article. The purpose of the surgical robot is to increase surgical abilities and address human shortcomings. The robot's success has been pre…

review 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.30569 ·PMID:36415384

Robot-assisted surgery is the next phase in the process of transhumanism. Presently, robotic surgery is used in various benign and malignant gynaecological procedures. Robot-assisted surgery is significantly superior to open surgeries in po…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.28112 ·PMID:36127987

The rupture of ectopic ovarian pregnancy accompanied by massive intra-abdominal bleeding is a rare obstetric complication, occurs predominantly in the first trimester of pregnancy, and can be dangerous and life-threatening for the pregnant …

review 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.28053 ·PMID:36127956

Sarcoidosis is an enigma diagnosed by ruling out other etiologies of granulomatous inflammation. The multisystem manifestations of sarcoidosis and the clinical polymorphism pose a diagnostic challenge to all physicians. The skin is the most…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.26405 ·PMID:35915694

Endometriosis should be considered when a female patient reports symptoms of severe pain/tenderness in the pelvic area associated with a frequent need for urination, bloating, vomiting, or nausea. Clinical suspicion is increased if the pati…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.22012 ·PMID:35340504

Endometriosis is a well-described pathology, with anatomic location of endometrial cell implantation extending both intraperitoneal and rarely extraperitoneal. Interestingly, previous reports indicated that the spleen enjoys immunity to end…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.29031 ·PMID:36237762

Spontaneous bilateral ectopic pregnancies are rare. In the majority of case reports, treatments prescribed were methotrexate, bilateral salpingectomy, or salpingectomy/salpingostomy. A 31-year-old gravida 3 para 0 at our institution underwe…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.32832 ·PMID:36699795

Uterine leiomyomas, also known as uterine fibroids, are smooth muscle tumors in the uterus, mostly benign in nature. They occur in the reproductive age group i.e. between 15 and 49 years. Asymptomatic in nature; rarely, they may be associat…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.27165 ·PMID:36017286

Uterine fibroid causes heavy menstrual bleeding and can be difficult to manage particularly in patients with complicated medical history. We present a woman with Eisenmenger syndrome, who presented with heavy menses due to fibroid uterus. S…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.21543 ·PMID:35223316

Uterine leiomyomas are a very common gynecological condition. This case report describes the author's experience pursuing definitive treatment of a 14-week-sized fibroid uterus, the associated menometrorrhagia, and bulk symptoms. Barriers s…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.27710 ·PMID:36081974

We present the case of a 42-year-old (gravida 2, abortion 2 (G2A2)) infertile woman who visited an infertility clinic with her husband (aged 42 years). She had been married for eight years and had two abortions during this time. After the s…

case-report 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.29713 ·PMID:36321023

The most common tender cutaneous neoplasm is a dermatofibroma. The characteristics of three women (35 to 42 years old) with painful dermatofibromas are described. One woman was receiving immunosuppressive therapy for the past decade followi…

review 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.30457 ·PMID:36415437

Background We aim to determine the diagnostic accuracy of both serum and urinary human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Methods Electronic databases and search engines such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Goog…

rct 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.27913 ·PMID:36120226

Background Endometrial thickness has been identified as a prognostic factor for improving the pregnancy rate for patients with female infertility. Study question Does platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment affect the endometrial thickness and…

observational 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.31581 ·PMID:36408300

Background Appendicitis is a common reason for hospitalization. Rarely do people with acute appendicitis have an appendiceal mass called an abscesses or inflamed phlegmon. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of different …

review 2022
doi:10.7759/cureus.25887 ·PMID:35844357

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease involving multiple systems with a range of clinical presentations caused by the production of antibodies, activation of complements, and deposition of immune complexes. The …