Acta medica Lituanica

BackgroundThe association between urinary tract anomalies and Müllerian duct anomalies (MDA) is well-known, due to their shared embryonic origin. Disruptions in early development can significantly affect both the kidney and reproductive sys…

BACKGROUND: Obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis (OHVIRA) syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly of the female urogenital tract. This report presents the clinical features, diagnostic approach, and management of an adolescent…

BackgroundCysts are called giant when they are >10 cm in diameter. Today the frequency of giant ovarian cysts is decreasing due to good diagnostic methods and regular gynecological examination. These cysts occur more frequently in women of …

Aim: The aim is to evaluate the pregnancy outcomes of patients with uterus unicornis for 5-year experience in a tertiary center. Material and Method: Twenty patients with uterus unicornis who were diagnosed with hysterosalpingography and/or…

BackgroundSimulation as a proxy tool for conditional clinical training became a powerful technique for introducing trainees to the ultrasound imaging world, allowing them to become a trained sonographer taking into consideration different r…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is defined as a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent gynaecologic disease. It affects approximately 5-10% of reproductive-age women worldwide. Ovarian endometriosis is the most frequent form of this condition.…

BackgroundThe morphopathogenesis of orofacial cleft development is only partly understood; therefore, it is important to identify factors, which possibly could be involved in it. The aim of the study was to evaluate the distribution of TGF-…

Kidney cysts are the most common kidney lesion, while congenital kidney cysts are mostly found in pediatric population. Neonatal kidney cysts can develop due to fetal malformations, rare genetic disorders or can be acquired which is very ra…

During the development of the female genital tract, any insult to the normal development process results in a set of intriguing abnormalities known as Müllerian duct abnormalities. The uterine didelphys is the second least common type of an…

BackgroundEndometrial cancer is the  sixth most frequent type of cancer among women worldwide. Type  I adenocarcinomas account for 80-85% of endometrial cancer cases and sometimes require more aggressive treatment than the remaining part of…

BackgroundUterine sarcomas are rare gynaecologic tumours representing 3-7% of all uterine malignancies. The aetiology of sarcomas is still unclear: it is thought, that chromosomal translocations have influence on wide histological variety o…