Clinical medicine & research

Introduction: Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminate (LPD) is an entity with uncertain biological behavior, characterized by multiple smooth muscle intra-abdominal and pelvic nodules that may recur after apparently complete resection. LPD …

BackgroundThis paper describes medical eponyms associated with abdominal palpation from the period 1926-1976. Despite opposition by some, eponyms are a long standing tradition and widely used in medicine. The techniques may still be useful …

Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is a rare condition that usually develops in a surgical scar resulting from a Caesarean section. While commonly seen in the cutaneous and subcutaneous fat tissue at the Caesarean scar level, its intramuscu…

Ovarian epithelial cancer is diagnosed in approximately 25,000 women yearly in the United States, accounting for approximately 12,500 deaths. Of these tumors, serous cancer is the most lethal, due to its capacity to spread beyond the reprod…

Treatment of pain and inflammation associated with dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, ovarian cancers and operative procedures is an ongoing challenge in gynecology. Understanding the roles of prostanoids and estrogen in these conditions and appr…