Southern medical journal

An adenomyoma was found in an endometriotic cyst of the right ovary of a 36-year-old woman. We have not seen a previous report of this entity. The most likely source of the smooth muscle component of this tumor is from within endometrial ti…

We have described three cases of adenomyoma of the stomach. These benign lesions are found almost exclusively in the antrum or pylorus and are composed of combinations of ducts, glands, pancreatic tissue, and smooth muscle. Malignancy arisi…

We have reviewed two cases of colonic endometriosis. The first demonstrates the more frequently encountered symptoms of partial large-bowel obstruction. The second demonstrates the less frequently encountered cyclic rectal bleeding occurrin…

Thirty-one patients (33 shoulders) had clinical adhesive capsulitis confirmed by arthrography and simultaneously treated by intra-articular injection of lidocaine and long-acting corticosteroid introduced with the contrast material during t…

A 40-year-old woman with a five-month history of intermittent abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant, diarrhea, and signs of small bowel obstruction was thought to have Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum. At operation, endometriosis …

We have described two cases of Haemophilus influenzae isolation, one from a patient with chorioamnionitis and one from a patient with bacteremia and endomyometritis. The first patient responded to cefoxitin and delivery, while the second pa…

An unusual and rare benigh tumor of the distal antrum is described with radiologic and photomicrographic illustrations. Often confused with leiomyomas or pancreatic rests, the diagnosis has been made only at operation. With the newer techni…

In many patients endometriosis is ultimately treated by total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Endometriosis in a 31-year-old, white, multiparous woman demonstrates the unusual nature of this disease. Five years a…

Laparoscopy was done about three months after hysterosalpingography (HSG) in 121 patients complaining of infertility. Normal patency was found with both technics in 71 patients (58.6%). In 23 of the 97 patients with a normal HSG, however, p…

The first case of endometriosis of the femoral vein presenting as a femoral hernia is reported. Histogenesis and sites of extragenital endometriosis are briefly reviewed.

A 39-year-old woman with a history of prolonged and excessive vaginal bleeding and bleeding from the umbilicus was found to have umbilical endometriosis. The umbilicus was excised following hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. …

A 30-year experience with 31 cases of squamous cell carcinoma arising in scars is reviewed. Mean age of the patients was 58 years. Average time from injury to diagnosis was 23 years. The male to female ratio was 4:1. Tumors were well differ…

Everyone is conscious of the prime role of the ovaries in making a female a "female." However, too little attention has been directed toward the systemic mechanism of estrogens that protects against coronary artery disease and osteoporosis.…

A case of catamenial pneumothorax in a 34-year-old woman is presented. Typically recurrent, right-sided pneumothorax associated with menses occurs in a 30- to 40-year-old woman with endometriosis. The right-sided occurrence is attributed to…

Carcinoma of the ovary is the leading cause of death from pelvic gynecologic malignancies in the United States. Factors which may reduce mortality from ovarian cancer include (1) emphasis on early diagnosis by awareness of neoplastic possib…