Saudi medical journal

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the incidence and nature of unusual histopathological findings in appendectomy specimens and assess their impact on post-appendectomy management. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on patients who under…

OBJECTIVES: To validate and determine the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the endometriosis health profile-30 (EHP-30) by confirmatory factor analysis. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the main city of Ma…

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a history of cesarean section was a risk factor for abnormal uterine bleeding in patients with uterine leiomyomas, and to identify other risk factors for this symptom. METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively, …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association of adenomyotic foci with co-existing benign ovarian cysts. METHODS: This prospective cross-sectional study consisted of 100 consecutive hysterectomy specimens referred to Histopathology Section of Patho…

Large bowel obstruction is a rare complication of gastrointestinal endometriosis. A 32-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of diffuse abdominal pain and constipation for 10 days with progressive abd…

Catamenial pneumothorax CP was considered a rare clinical entity that has gained tremendous interest recently. It is commonly overlooked, misdiagnosed, or under diagnosed. It is part of the thoracic endometriosis syndrome, which includes ca…

The malignant transformation of persistent endometriotic implants into endometrioid adenocarcinoma is rare, especially after remote hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH-BSO), and there are few cases reported in the English language l…

OBJECTIVE: To report 10 cases of rectus abdominis endometrioma, emphasizing the clinical presentations, imaging investigations, cytohistological findings, and surgical treatment employed. METHODS: This is a descriptive analysis of 10 surgic…

In this case report, a Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome with pelvic ectopic kidney and a perirenal cyst with endometrial tissue inside is demonstrated. A 17 year old patient admitted with primary amenorrhea. Pubertal stages were comp…

OBJECTIVE: To compare tuboperitoneal factors of infertile women by hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy. METHODS: In this cohort study, 82 infertile cases were evaluated retrospectively by laparoscopy, 3 months subsequent to HSG in t…

Malignant transformation is an infrequent complication of endometriosis. As endometriosis is an ectopic endometrium, hyperestrogenism may cause hyperplasia or transformation into cancer. We describe a case of a 68-year-old woman who underwe…

Endometriosis is the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue that responds to hormonal stimulation. Although endometriosis occurs most often in the pelvis, several unusual sites have been reported. We present a case of endometriosis mimickin…

Endometriosis of kidney is a rare manifestation of a relatively common disease. We report a case in which ovarian and renal endometriosis were diagnosed concurrently. The disease was probably silent for a long time due to coexistent thyroto…

OBJECTIVES: We herein report our experience regarding unusual causes of bowel obstruction to increase the awareness of surgeons regarding this disease. METHODS: From 1991 to 2003, we had experience at the University affiliated hospitals, n…

OBJECTIVE: To study the incidence of abdominal wall endometriosis after cesarean section and its presentation to the general surgeon. METHODS: Fourteen patients were treated for abdominal wall endometriosis during the period June 1997 to Ma…

A case of laparoscopic excision of non-communicating rudimentary horn. The anatomical features of this case were unique. A 19-year-old nulligravida presented with severe dysmenorrhea and primary infertility. Hysterosalpingogram revealed a l…

Complex congenital anomalies of the mullerian ducts can occur in isolation or in association with other developmental disorders. They result from non-development or non-fusion of the mullerian ducts or the failure of reabsorption of the ute…