International journal of clinical practice

BackgroundTuberculosis (TB), a multisystemic disease with protean presentation, remains a major global health problem. Although concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases are commonly observed clini…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis, which is a common disease affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, usually causes dysmenorrhea and infertility, thus seriously harming the patients' physical and mental health. However, there is a …

BackgroundPrevious evidence suggests a link between diet quality and breast cancer (BrCa); however, the link between the Lifelines Diet Score (LLDS)-a fully food-based score that uses the 2015 Dutch Dietary Guidelines-and risk of BrCa has n…

BackgroundThe prognosis is poor when acute pancreatitis (AP) progresses to sepsis; therefore, it is necessary to accurately predict the probability of sepsis and develop a personalized treatment plan to reduce the disease burden of AP patie…

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the oxidant-antioxidant status, endothelial dysfunction, lipid metabolism, and metabolic syndrome risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Materials and meth…

ObjectiveThe hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio (HRR) is associated with the prognosis of sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). This study aimed to determine the relationship between HRR and SAE and to clarify the possible me…

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the assisted reproductive technique (ART) outcomes of women with endometriomas either with or without prior endometrioma surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 122 women with en…

BACKGROUND/AIM: The purpose of this article is to review the published literature on single-port laparoscopic (SPL) ovarian cystectomy and to assess whether the reduced port number affects the ovarian reserve in comparison with the conventi…

BackgroundThe role of eating habits of pregnant women in the development and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is well established.ObjectivesTo estimate the contribution of specific nutrients and dietary patterns in the devel…

AIMS: Deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) may cause pelvic pain and thus negatively affect the function of different structures. We hypothesised that women with DIE may have dysfunctions of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) and lower limb m…

PURPOSE: Iatrogenic bladder injury remains a major challenge. We compared the success and reliability of laparoscopic repair of intraperitoneal bladder rupture in patients who had undergone total laparoscopic hysterectomy. METHODS: This re…

Background: Special attention has been given to the effect of vitamin D supplementation on fertility outcomes in both sexes. Aims: The purpose of this narrative review was to elucidate the role of vitamin D in male and female reproduction, …

A panel of experts in urology, urogynecology, nursing, and behavioral therapy convened in 2010 to discuss the importance of a healthy bladder on overall health. They determined that a consensus statement was necessary to raise awareness amo…

Catamenial haemoptysis is rare entity, a part of thoracic endometriosis syndrome. We present a young woman who was timely diagnosed, successfully treated using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pathologically confirmed the case. The …

We present the case of a young female who, upon investigation for hypertension, was found to have a ureteric stricture secondary to endometriosis. After excision of the stricture and an end-to-end ureteric anastomosis the patient's blood pr…

Hepatic endometriosis is extremely rare. The diagnosis is often missed and treatment is delayed. A 37-year-old woman was referred to the gynaecology department with vague abdominal pains. She had a past history of pelvic endometriosis and h…