note, was half-way to the umbilicus and slightly painful. By combined rectal and abdominal examination, the uterus could not be made out and the abdominal swelling was found to be incorporated with it. Haematometra was diagnosed and she consented _to undergo an operation. A vertical incision was made just below the external urethral meatus and the vagina was found to be well developed. There wa...

Introduction: Current pelvic MRI protocols rely predominantly on anatomic sequences for evaluation of the uterus. Functional MR sequences may provide imaging biomarkers with added value for the detection, characterization, and follow-up of treatment response of benign and malignant uterine pathology. Examples of functional MR parameters that have been explored within the uterus in separate stud...

T HE UTERUS is comprised of a fundus, body, and cervix. Anteflexion is the most common configuration for the uterus where the uterine body and cervix are situated anteriorly in relation to the vagina. Retroflexion and retroversion are common variants where this relationship is reversed. The uterus is enveloped by visceral peritoneum, which extends more inferiorly on the posterior aspect of this...

The Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome comprises the combined hypoplasia of the vagina and the uterus. In recent years, variable anomalies of the development of the Mullerian duct [as classified by the American Fertility Society (AFS)] have been operated on by the laparoscopic approach. We describe here a laparoscopic extirpation of an aplastic ectopic uterus in a patient found to h...

Colouterine fistula is an extremely rare condition because the uterus is a thick, muscular organ. Here, we present a case of a colouterine fistula secondary to colonic diverticulitis. An 81-year-old woman was referred to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vaginal discharge. Computed tomography showed a myometrial abscess cavity in the uterus adherent to the thick sigmoid wall. Upo...

Bicornuate uterus has two symmetric uterine cavities that are fused caudally and have some degree of communication between two cavities, usually at the uterine isthmus. A complete bicornuate uterus has a seperatory cleft of tissue that is extended to the internal OS. Lesser degree of septation of the two uterine horns has constitution, a partial bicornuate uterus. Bicornuate uterus is a class o...

Austenitic stainless steel SS304 grade was welded with active Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process by applying a flux paste made of SiO2 powder and acetone. SiO2 flux application improves the weld bead depth with a simultaneous reduction in weld bead width. The improvement in penetration results from arc constriction and reversal of Marangoni convection. Experimental studies revealed that t...

OBJECTIVE To define the appearance of the uterus and the uterine cavity, as revealed by ultrasound in normal women following a vaginal delivery. METHODS This prospective, longitudinal study took place at the Prince Hashem and Prince Ali Military Hospitals, Amman, Jordan from December 2002 to March 2003. Fifty-four women were scanned on postpartum days 1, 7, 14, 28, and 56. Ultrasound examinat...

Background: In traditional laparoscopic hysterectomy, an assistant is typically assigned to hold a uterus manipulator to facilitate the surgical procedures. The responsibility of the assistant is to position the uterus according to the primary surgeon’s instructions. Throughout the surgery, which typically lasts more than 90 min, the assistant has to support the uterus manipulator with his/her ...