background and aims: this research aimed to study a possible link between endometriosis and polymorphism of the progesterone receptor gene. materials and methods: the control group consisted of 86 women without endometriosis and the case group comprised 86 patients with a diagnosis of endometriosis by laparoscopy. genotypes for alu insertion polymorphisms (a1/a1, a1/a2 and a2/a2) were described...

BACKGROUND Accurate and timely diagnosis of endometriosis is associated with confusion. Clinical manifestations, imaging techniques, biomarkers and surgical techniques are used as diagnostic approaches. This paper reviews current evidence on clinical manifestation in order to help practitioners and perhaps improve women's health. METHODS A review of the literature on clinical diagnosis of pel...

Atypical endometriosis is reported to possess a precancerous potential attributed to premalignant changes characterized by cytological atypia and architecture proliferation. Moreover, the coexistence of atypical endometriosis and neoplasms had been reported. However, cases of atypical endometriosis transformation to carcinoma are rarely reported. We describe the case of a 33-year-old woman who ...

endometriosis is the presence of benign endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. urinary system involvement by endometriosis is a rare occurrence accounting for only 1.5 % of all endometriosis cases. case 1. the patient was a 41 years old woman admitted for right flank pain. the physical and gynaecologic examination was unyielding. intravenous urography (ivu) revealed stenosis in dista...

objective: this study aimed to evaluate the levels of two oxidative stress (os) markers including lipid peroxide (lpo) and total antioxidant capacity (tac) in both serum and follicular fluid (ff) of women with endometriosis after puncture. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total number of sixty-three women younger than 40 years old with laparoscopy (gold standard for endom...

Endometriosis merupakan pertumbuhan yang abnormal dari jaringan endometrium di luar cavum uteri. sering terjadi pada wanita usia reproduktif namun belum dapat dijelaskan secara pasti patogenesis terjadinya endometriosis. Gejala klinis paling umum penderita endometriosis adalah nyeri dan infertilitas. Nyeri ditimbulkan berupa panggul kronis, dismenorea, dispareunia, disuria, diskezia. Laparoskop...

Endometriosis is defined by the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, where it is normally located. Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecologic entities affecting 8%-18% of menstrual women. Endometriosis can occur at intra- and extrapelvic localizations. The most common intrapelvic localizations are those involving the ovaries, Douglas' area, pelvic peritoneum, u...

Endometriosis is a relatively common disease among women of reproductive age. However, gastrointestinal endometriosis is rare and endometriosis of the appendix resulting in perforated appendicitis is even rarer. We experienced a case of endometriosis of the appendix manifesting as panperitonitis caused by perforation of the appendix. The patient was a 35-year-old woman who was hospitalized with...

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition which is sometimes presented to general surgeons as a lump in the abdomen. It can pose a diagnostic dilemma and should be in the differential diagnosis of lumps in the abdomen in females. Diagnosis is usually made following histological examination. This is a case report of abdominal wall endometriosis following caesarian section. This report di...

We report a case of endometriosis infiltrating the Bartholin gland. The initial diagnosis was a Bartholin gland cyst. The diagnosis was made during the operation when chocolate-colored fluid poured into operation field. The presence of endometriosis may be considered as a diagnosis in cases with cystic mass in the Bartholin gland. It’s a rare case. Indeed, only few cases are reported in the lit...