OBJECTIVE To study the angiogenic functions of endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF) on a normal myometrial uterine microvascular endothelial cell line (UtMVEC-Myo) and the signaling pathways elicited by EG-VEGF in UtMVEC-Myo. DESIGN Experimental laboratory study. SETTING University gynecology unit. PATIENT(S) Infertile women undergoing diagnostic laparoscop...

The occurrence of decidualization outside the endometrium, is called as ectopic decidual reaction. It can involve any abdominal organs, such ovary, fallopian tube, cervix, uterine surface, omentum, etc. and present grey white nodules. These nodules grossly mimic metastatic disease granulomas, causing a diagnostic dilemma. Decidual reaction benign condition regress spontaneously in postpartum pe...

Address for Correspondence: Dr Sowmya S, Department of anatomy, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore-560002, Karnataka, India. Phone No.: +91 9482476545. E-Mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: *1 Assistant Professor, MD Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, India. 2 Profe...

objective the purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of complications of endotracheal intubation (eti) in neonates. methods the newborns that were admitted and needed urgent or semi-urgent intubation were enrolled in this study over a 1 year period. route for intubation in all cases were orotracheal. cases were not routinely sedated or paralyzed. the patients were clinically and radi...

background and purpose: inserting a nasogastric tube, though a common clinical procedure with widespread use for critically ill patients, can produce unexpected complications so that tube misplacement into the lungs is a potential complication with serious consequences. the reliability of common bedside methods to differentiate between pulmonary and gastric placement has not been acceptable. th...

uterine leiomyomas/fibroids are the most common pelvic tumors of the female genital tract. the initiators remaining unknown, estrogens and progesterone are considered as promoters of fibroid growth. fibroids are monoclonal tumors showing 40-50% karyo-typically detectable chromosomal abnormalities. cytogenetic aberrations involving chromosomes 6, 7, 12 and 14 constitute the major chromosome abno...

Introduction: The most common complaint of women visiting hospital in the gynaecological outpatient department is abnormal uterine bleeding. Our aim to do a retrospective study and analyze histopathological specimen patients undergoing hysterectomy with vaginal Material Methods: All specimens fixed 10% formalin received pathology were examined studied for diagnosis. Specimens grossed, paraffin ...