Endometriosis, affecting 10-15% of women of reproductive age, is more commonly found on the left side of the pelvis. This laterality phenomenon's etiology remains obscure. We reviewed the existing literature and proposed four different theo…
INTRODUCTION: Dysmenorrhea is a common condition among young menstruating women. It is defined as menstrual pains, which sometimes, may be so severe, as to completely cripple the affected woman in every aspect of her daily function. Dysmeno…
Chronic pelvic pain is one of the main causes for repeated ambulatory and hospital visits. The main findings on exploratory laparoscopy performed for these complaints are endometriosis and adhesions, while in more than 50% of cases, no caus…
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species constitute an inseparable part of aerobic life on earth. They have been known to science for about 90 years, but only during the last 50 years research in this field has expanded. Initially, scientists f…
P-450 aromatase inhibitors, designed for suppressing estradiol production, were first approved for the treatment of advanced breast cancer. Recent studies have provided evidence that aromatase inhibitors may be effective in the short term f…
Adhesive capsulitis is a problem for the orthopedic surgeon due to the difficulty of treatment. Although it is self-limited, few patients will wait for spontaneous resolutions while suffering pain and progressive loss of motion. Our aim was…
The incidence of ectopic endometriosis is 4% to 18%. The intestinal type is quite common with the rectosigmoid the most likely part of the bowel to be involved due to its pelvic location. A 43-year-old woman, whose symptoms, X-ray and endos…
A 40-year-old woman was hospitalized for mechanical colonic obstruction. The past history of ovarian endometriosis, and preoperative endoscopy and CT of the abdomen suggested the diagnosis of endometriosis. It was confirmed by pathological …
Pain and swelling in abdominal wall scars that become more severe on coughing and straining, are typical symptoms of postoperative ventral hernias. Other abdominal wall lesions, such as hematomas, granulomas and neoplasms, can evoke similar…
We report a case of endometriosis of the bladder in a 32-year-old healthy woman suffering from longstanding suprapubic pain, and urinary urgency and frequency. The disease, which is uncommon, usually has a high morbidity rate and is difficu…