Cureus

Cureus · ISSN (print) 2168-8184 · 1,307 papers in corpus
case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.7350 ·PMID:32328362

A 30-year-old female presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and vomitings during her premenstrual period. Abdominal imaging revealed a mass originating from the scar of cesarean section extending into the rectus mu…

observational 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.7977 ·PMID:32523834

Objective Dysmenorrhea is the most important cause of chronic pelvic pain in women. Sometimes, dysmenorrhea can be severe enough, leading women to present to emergency departments. The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting …

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.9795 ·PMID:32953309

A 67-year-old female patient positive for a mismatch repair gene mutation and history of serous carcinoma of the fallopian tube presented with a lower gastrointestinal bleed. Clinical workup was suggestive of a primary gastrointestinal mali…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.6955 ·PMID:32190505

Cutaneous tender tumors manifest as painful dermal or subcutaneous masses. Acronyms, a memory aid created from the initial letters of other words, can be used to assist in recalling a list of conditions. We report the case of a man who pres…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.12168 ·PMID:33364138

Acute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory disease of the pancreas, is clinically classified into mild AP, moderately severe, and severe based on local complications and presence of organ failure. Histoplasmosis, caused by the dimorphic fungu…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.10485 ·PMID:33083185

A previously well 50-year-old male presented with a six-year history of worsening right-sided upper abdominal pain, postprandial nausea, and early satiety. His blood tests, including full blood count, liver biochemistry, and serum amylase, …

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.6981 ·PMID:32201659

Granulomatous myositis is a rare disease that predominantly results in proximal muscle weakness in the upper and/or lower extremities. As it can resemble other inflammatory myopathies, it is important to obtain a muscle biopsy to make the u…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.10223 ·PMID:33042666

We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman whose headache phenotype transformed from episodic migraine to hemicrania continua (HC) responsive to indomethacin, as expected per diagnostic criteria. Our patient also had a non-functioning pitu…

observational 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.8344 ·PMID:32617218

Introduction Hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure in women, and oophorectomy may also be performed with the hysterectomy. The objective of this study was to identify clinical indications and pathological findings in hysterectomies, p…

review 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.11516 ·PMID:33354460

Endometriosis is a disease caused by the implantation of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. It affects 10% of the reproductive-age women this means that 190 million women are affected worldwide. The definitive diagnos…

observational 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.6816 ·PMID:32133272

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes between two sets of women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy (VH) for benign gynecological conditions: those with moderately enlarged ( ≥12 weeks') uteruses and those wit…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.11419 ·PMID:33312815

A unicornuate uterus is a relatively rare Müllerian anomaly with an incidence of 2.5-13%. It may lead to various gynecological or obstetric complications, and diagnosis can often be confusing and delayed. It is associated with varying clini…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.6991 ·PMID:32190519

Laparoscopic nephrectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that provides significant benefits to the patient, such as reduced analgesic requirements and shorter recovery time. While the popularity of laparoscopy has grown substantially, the…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.11194 ·PMID:33269125

Adult onset Still disease (AoSD) is a rare systemic polygenic non-familial autoinflammatory disease. There is no specific biological parameter for diagnosis of AoSD today. This paper presents a case series of three patients with AoSD who ha…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.12097 ·PMID:33489514

Leiomyomas, also known as uterine fibroids, are the most common benign uterine tumors in women. The most frequently reported symptoms are uterine bleeding and abdominal and/or pelvic pressure; however, most cases are asymptomatic and may be…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.6819 ·PMID:32181066

Thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is an extremely rare disorder, and it is defined as the presence of functional endometrial tissue in pleura, airways, and lung parenchyma. We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old nulliparous female who…

observational 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.9882 ·PMID:32963921

Background Laparoscopic nerve-sparing modified radical hysterectomy with or without robotic assistance is known for its benefits as a definitive treatment for severe endometriosis. Undiagnosed endometriosis is common in patients with sympto…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.7743 ·PMID:32455062

In recent literature, mucoceles have been discovered to be in the appendix vermiformis or in the nasal sinuses. Although rare, colonic mucoceles, as well as rectal mucoceles, have also been encountered. Furthermore, colonic mucoceles arisin…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.6918 ·PMID:32190473

Scar endometriosis is an uncommon type of extra-pelvic endometriosis. However, it should be suspected in any woman of childbearing age complaining of a cyclic, painful nodule in a scar from a previous obstetric or gynecologic procedure, aft…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.7728 ·PMID:32432006

Acute cholecystitis or inflammation of the gallbladder is a common cause of hospitalizations. A percentage of those patients will progress to gangrenous cholecystitis and perforation. This medical emergency can lead to peritonitis, which ha…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.10088 ·PMID:33005511

A 30-year-old female with a history of multiple cesarean sections presents to the emergency department with several months of right lower quadrant abdominal pain only associated with her menstrual cycles. CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast…

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.10382 ·PMID:33062503

Endometrial adenocarcinomas arising in a complete septate uterus with cervical and vaginal duplication are rare. Here, we report a case of stage III endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma arising in a complete septate uterus with a double …

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.9249 ·PMID:32821595

Endometrial stromal cell sarcomas (ESS) are a unique subtype of uterine malignancy. Recurrent low grade endometrial stromal sarcomas (LESS) is identified in half of the patients. Here, we discuss a case of a 76-year-old Asian female with a …

case-report 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.7550 ·PMID:32382454

A woman with a complicated past psychological history presented with a paradox of refractory emesis despite the continual usage of numerous anti-emetic pharmaceuticals. The patient had sought help repeatedly from others in the past. Laborat…

review 2020
doi:10.7759/cureus.9830 ·PMID:32953339

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common reasons for acute abdominal pain. Fecaliths and lymphoid hyperplasia are the usual etiology of acute appendicitis, however, other unusual causes can also not be neglected which can be parasitic i…