Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed

A spontaneous uterus rupture occurred during the labour of a 37-week-pregnant woman showing a precocious rupture of membranes. It appeared enlarged and the cut surface of the myometrium showed coarse trabeculations. The histological examina…

Endometrial stromal sarcoma is a rare tumor and has unique histopathologic features. Most tumors of this kind occur in the uterus; thus, the vagina is an extremely rare site. A 34-year-old woman presented with endometrial stromal sarcoma ar…

We report the case of a patient with abdominal scar endometriosis following a cesarean section. The rarity of this localization and its appearance on computerized tomography is shown. We emphasize the combination of history and image study …

Adenomyosis of the uterus is a serious problem for women of reproductive age because of its possible consequence of infertility. We present the case of a woman who had adenomyosis of the uterus, a successful spontaneous pregnancy, and delay…

A 31-year-old female with four years of infertility due to endometriosis and severe pelvic adhesions underwent transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of an ovarian endometrioma before ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization (IVF) …

Adenomyosis is a common pathologic finding significantly related to the menstrual and reproductive characteristics of women. Although noted during younger reproductive years, it usually presents in women over 35 years of age. For those with…

BACKGROUND: Administration of superactive agonistic analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) has shown to induce a paradoxic and reversible suppression of gonadotropins, so that gonadal steroid concentrations are suppressed and hypoe…

BACKGROUND: An oral synthetic 19 norsteroid (gestrinone) characterized by antigonadotropic activity and antioestrogenic properties provides its use in the treatment of oestrogen depending pathologic conditions. The purpose of this open stud…

Endometriosis of the urinary tract is uncommon, and the most common site of involvement is urinary bladder. Two cases of endometriosis of urinary bladder are presented. The first patient, a 39-year-old woman, complained of dysuria during me…

BACKGROUND: The adverse effects on early embryo development as caused by peritoneal fluid exudate and serum from endometriosis patients have been shown, but the underlying mechanism and clinical significance remain unknown. METHODS: Periton…

Adenomyoma of the papilla of Vater is exceedingly rare. Histologically, the adenomyoma is characterized by locules of ducts with interlacing bundles of smooth muscle. A 63-year-old male patient is presented who had developed abdominal pain,…

Endometriosis is a common disease with 8-15% occurrence in women during their reproductive period. Involvement of the bowel wall occurs rather frequently and probably presents in 12-34% of patient with pelvic endometriosis. However, it is c…

Twenty five patients with endometriosis of varying degree had been treated with Buserelin (GnRH analogue) for 6 months. Among them, 83.4% reached castrated level by measuring the serum estradiol (E2) 2 months after therapy. Dysmenorrhea was…

The carcinoma with simultaneous involvement of the endometrium and the ovary is an uncommon but well recognized event. The determination of clinical stage depends on which of the two sites is considered to be the primary. Combined involveme…

Previous studies have revealed that patients who underwent hysterosalpingography (HSG) with an iol-soluble contrast medium (OSCM) rather than a water-soluble contrast medium (WSCM) had higher subsequent fertility rates. In this randomized p…