Balkan medical journal

BackgroundEchinococcus granulosus sensu lato (E. granulosus s.l.) is globally distributed and highly prevalent in parts of South America, the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, and Australia. This systematic revi…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (EM) is an inflammatory condition in which the endometrium is observed to develop outside the uterine cavity. Endometrium has conventionally been recognized as a rich source of endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (E…

A previously healthy 42-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a 1-year history of right groin pain, which did not fluctuate with the menstrual cycle. We suspected an inguinal hernia or lymphadenopathy, but a right inguinal ultrasoun…

BackgroundOxidative stress has been proposed as a potential trigger in the etiopathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome-related infertility. Thiol/disulphide homeostasis, a recently identified oxidative stress marker, is one of the antioxi…

BackgroundOvarian cancer is one of the highest mortality cancers in gynaecology. Discrimination of benign masses from malignant ones may sometimes become a challenge for the clinician since there is not a reliable tumour marker, thus some u…

BackgroundAdnexal torsion (AT) is among the gynecological emergencies; more common in reproductive age, if diagnosed late, this can cause ovarian failure and infertility, but rarely thrombophlebitis and peritonitis. Despite these severe com…

BackgroundGlanzmann Thrombasthenia (GT) is a genetic platelet dysfunction and a life threatening disease. Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) is a topical hemostatic agent of herbal origin which has been recently made available for clinical use. I…

BackgroundUtero-cutaneous fistula (UCF) is an extremely rare entity and only a few case reports have been published. Most UCFs develop secondary to post-partum or postoperative complications.Case reportA 42 year-old woman began to complain …

BACKGROUND: Uterine lipoleiomyoma is a rare and specific type of leiomyoma with a considerable amount of adipocytes. AIMS: The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical features of lipoleiomyoma …

BackgroundExtragenital Müllerian adenosarcomas are extremely rare tumours characterised by a stromal component of low-grade malignancy and by a benign glandular epithelial component.Case reportA 26-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic …

BackgroundGnRH agonists and antagonists have different mechanism of action, and therefore serum estradiol levels might differ during coasting in IVF.AimsTo compare the change in serum oestradiol levels after withholding the gonadotropins fo…

BACKGROUND: Telomeres are essential for the function and stability of eukaryotic chromosomes. Telomerase consists of three subunits: human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), human telomerase RNA (hTR), and telomerase protein 1 (TP1).…

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of abdominal wall endometrioma (AWE) is often confused with other surgical conditions. Certain factors relating to knowledge of the clinical history of the disease make correct diagnosis and treatment difficult. AI…

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate uterine junctional zone thickness, cervical length and bioelectrical impedance analysis of body composition in women with endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a prospective study conducted in a terti…