We report a rare case of adenomyoma localized only in the left fallopian tube mimicking tubal malignant tumor. A 45-year-old woman presented with mild pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea and left adnexal mass. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a soli…
AIM: To assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety in women presenting with gynecological symptoms, to determine how many women with these disorders were receiving treatment for them, and to investigate risk factors for these disorders…
We report a case of a rectus abdominis muscle endometriotic mass in a woman affected by multiple sclerosis. The pathogenesis of endometriosis is poorly understood but an immune system alteration could play a role in its onset and developmen…
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between clinicopathological characteristics and serum levels of tumor markers in patients with ovarian endometrioma (OE) and ovarian mature cystic teratoma (MCT). MATERIAL AND METH…
AIM: Adenomyosis patients treated with dienogest are considered to be at higher risk of uterine bleeding; however, the mechanisms which cause severe uterine bleeding in those patients are unknown. This study aims to investigate the risk fac…
AIM: The aim of our work was to assess the feasibility and possible benefits of a novel hybrid surgical technique in rectosigmoidal resection in patients with bowel endometriosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of seven symptomatic and infe…
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the role of serum and peritoneal interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and glycodelin A levels as diagnostic markers of endometriosis in adolescent girls. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The st…
We report a rare case of spontaneous uterine rupture of an unscarred uterus caused by adenomyosis in the early third trimester. A 33-year-old primigravid woman was referred to our department because of severe acute abdominal pain and signs …
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare form of chronic granulomatous inflammation. Bacterial infections, immunosuppression, chronic inflammatory conditions, luminal obstruction, endometriosis, leiomyoma, abnormal lipid metabolism, ineff…
Endometriosis, a common, benign, estrogen-dependent disease affecting 3-10% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue that is found primarily in the peritoneum, ovaries and rectovaginal septu…
We present a rare case of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) producing ovarian clear cell carcinoma. This is the first report of a clear cell ovarian carcinoma with hepatoid carcinoma arising from endometriosis. A 54-year-old menopausal woman had a pr…
Benign cystic mesothelioma (BCM) is a rare tumor of unknown origin, most frequently encountered in women of reproductive age and with unknown etiology. Most patients have a history of previous pelvic operation, endometriosis, or pelvic infl…
AIM: To investigate the coexistence of endometriosis and uterine septum patients whose complaints are abortion and infertility. METHODS: Ninety-two patients with a uterine septum and 191 patients who had undergone diagnostic laparoscopy fo…
AIM: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of color Doppler mapping for tubal patency, comparing its results with those of hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective clinical study was conducted in 36 su…
AIM: This study was performed to assess the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-1, -2 and -3 mRNA in eutopic endometrial tissue and their effects on in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) outcom…
AIM: The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of the laparoscopic stripping technique on benign ovarian masses with respect to healthy ovarian tissue. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventy-six patients between 14 and 40 years of age were …
AIM: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease that causes pelvic pain and infertility. In this study, to examine the estrogen-dependent mechanisms of human endometriosis, we focused on the expression patterns of the steroid receptor c…
An intramyometrial cyst is an extremely rare condition that is characterized by a benign, endometrial, epithelium-lined cyst within the thickened myometrium. Few cases of intramyometrial cysts have currently been reported in the literature,…
AIMS: Laparoscopy has been performed in women with unexplained infertility, but the recent trend is to commence in vitro fertilization (IVF) without prior laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to determine whether or not laparoscopic surge…
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is caused by a hypercoagulable state that is sometimes related to malignancy and this type of endocarditis associated with benign tumors has not yet been reported. In this study we report the first case…
Formation of a fistula to a digestive organ is an extremely rare phenomenon in cases of ovarian carcinoma. We report a case of ovarian clear-cell carcinoma complicated by formation of a sigmoid colon fistula, and review the related literatu…
Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age, rectal endometriosis is rare and lymph node involvement by endometriosis is considered uncommon. We report a 37-year-old woman who had irregular lower abdominal pain a…
AIM: We carried out an association study between T-cell receptor beta polymorphism (TCRB) and endometriosis to investigate the difference in allelic frequency. Polymorphisms in T-cell receptor genes can provide important information for the…
AIM: To investigate the levels of nitric oxide (NO) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in all the rat endometriosis models. MATERIAL & METHODS: Forty-one rats with endometriotic implants were divided into four groups (1 to 4) and admin…