Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of melatonin on endometriotic lesions induced by implanting human endometriotic cells in SCID mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective, randomized, controlled, experimental study. Experimental Research Ce…

The study describes the case of a patient, in which as a result of removing an endometrioid ovarian cyst, there was an improvement as regards hirsutism and the decrease of testosterone concentration in the serum of peripheral blood.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to stress the importance of performing a thorough uterine assessment before selecting an organ- sparing surgery in patients presenting with uterine prolapse and no other complaints. MATERIALS AND METHOD…

OBJECTIVE: Nectins are immunoglobulin-like adhesion molecules, and they play important role in cell proliferation and tumor metastasis. The objective in this study was to compare the expression of Nectin-4 in normal endometrium and in ectop…

To date, few cases of uterine rupture related to adenomyosis have been reported. The current case report briefly describes a novel case of an adenomyosis related uterine rupture, while focusing on few symptoms that this kind of uterine rupt…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy through analysis of clinical and radiographic characteristics in pulmonary endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted from Janu…

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: The authors investigated the expression patterns of interleukin (IL)-lβ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, cytokines associated with peritoneal inflammatory reactions, and of B cell leukemia lymphoma (Bcl)-6 and B …

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of histologically normal endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Endometriosis predominantly locates on peritoneal surfaces, but it also affects the vagina, vulva, and perineu…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease and exact pathogenesis is still unclear. Recently, an increasing interest has been given to the potential role of stem cells in the development of endometriosis. The aim of this st…

AIM: Ths study aims to explore the relationship between COX-2 gene polymorphism and the hereditary susceptibility or endoomeyriosis and adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Gene polymorphism in COX-2 gene was genotyped in 170 cases of endom…

Uterine scar endometriosis is an extremely rare entitiy. As the surgical procedures of the uterus increases through time, scar endometriosis may be diagnosed more often in the future. A case of uterine scar endometriosis is presented with c…

UNLABELLED: Intratubal teratoma is a very rare condition. The authors believe to present the first case of a completely intratubal mature cystic teratoma with a contralateral intraovarian teratoma. Preoperative ultrasound examination allowe…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the eticacy of microwave endometrial ablation after endometrial curettage, in selected patients with heavy menstrual bleeding. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty-two premenopausal women wi…

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of endometriosis in women who had gynecologic laparoscopy at a university hospital in Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The hospital records were reviewed to identify all women who had undergone gyne…

INTRODUCTION: The testing represented a prospective study that was performed at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni Front" in Belgrade during a two-year period. The study encompassed female patients with ovarian endometrioma oper…

PURPOSE: To determine if treatment with dextroamphetamine sulfate can reduce pelvic pain that was attributed to adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Dextroamphetamine sulfate was given to a 32-year-old woman who suffered on a daily basis fr…

BACKGROUND: Scar endometriosis is the presence of functional endometrium tissue in surgical incisions. It is a complication that develops after obstetrical or gynecological surgical procedures. As it presents with a mass adjacent to surgica…

PURPOSE: To establish serum YKL-40 concentrations in patients with endometriosis compared to age-matched healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional clinical study conducted in a tertiary care center. Demographics a…

BACKGROUND: Endometriotic foci can be rarely found on the surgical incision following caesarean delivery and on perineotomy site following vaginal delivery. CASE: A 33-year-old woman with a history of caesarian section five years prior was…

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: Pain control and early ambulation are two important postoperative goals. Strategies that decrease morphine use while increasing ambulation have the potential to decrease postoperative complications. In this study t…

OBJECTIVES: This work aims to detect the peritoneal fluid proteomic patterns in endometriosis patients, build diagnostic models, and evaluate its clinical significance. STUDY DESIGN: The authors used SELDI-TOF-MS protein chip array technol…

BACKGROUND: Primary infertility is an unusual presentation of celiac disease (CD). When non-classical symptoms are present, the diagnosis is not easy and it becomes even more difficult when CD is associated with endometriosis, representing …

PURPOSE: To analyze laparoscopically treated cases of adenomyosis based on intraoperative and histopathology findings and to correlate different types with patients' presenting symptoms and characteristics, as well as with the surgical appr…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of laparoscopic ovarian endometriosis cystectomy combined with postoperative GnRH-a therapy on ovarian reserve, pregnancy outcome and recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This w…

UNLABELLED: To assess the effects of the natural progesterone on the endometriosis in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Endometriosis was surgically induced in 20 rats by transplanting an autologous fragment of endometrial tissue onto th…