BACKGROUND To determine the effects of different intraabdominal pressure (IAP) on the ovaries in a laparoscopic rat model. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the effects on the ovaries of different intraabdominal pressures (IAP) in laparoscopic surgery in a rat model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-two post-pubertal nonpregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into four ...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopy is a long-established diagnostic and therapeutic method for treating women suffering from infertility. The application of this method of treatment can help achieve pregnancy only if there is correct classification of patients and evaluation of their partner's reproductive capacity. The main predictors of achieving pregnancy in a couple treated for infertility are the wo...

A new clinic was set up to deal with all toenail problems referred to a large general hospital. Ingrowing toenails were the commonest problem dealt with and phenol cauterization, either partial or complete, was the standard form of treatment. Over a 2-year period 1013 phenol cauterizations were carried out on 631 patients. After a minimum of 12 months follow-up, the recurrence rate was 2.96%. A...

polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) has been suggested to be linked with autoimmune processes. laparoscopic ovarian electrocauterization has the potency to stimulate more autoimmune reactions in pcos patients. in the present study, we considered anti-nuclear antibodies (anas) as the hallmark of autoimmune reactions, and investigated the serum level of these antibodies in 35 patients with pcos (21-...

OBJECTIVE We compared 12-month pregnancy and live birth rates in patients with polycystic ovarian disease undergoing 5-, 10-, and 15-point laparoscopic ovarian electrocauterization. METHODS This was a prospective, randomized study performed at the Dabirashrafi Fertility and Endoscopy Research Center, Tehran, Iran. The study included 187 patients with polycystic ovarian disease who were random...

Massive ovarian edema (MOE) is a rare benign clinical entity that can be confused with neoplastic ovarian tumor. Usually, ovarian torsion develops secondary to an ovarian tumor, but at times, it might develop even in a normal ovary. Most MOE occurs because of intermittent torsion of the normal ovary and compromised venous or lymphatic drainage, which subsequently involve the arteries. The major...

BACKGROUND: Ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors (SCST) take up 5% of the ovarian neoplasm and may develop into an ovarian mass or a haemoperitoneum. The surgical management of SCST in early-stage adult patients is not well defined. CASE REPORT: A 69 year-old postmenopausal woman was admitted for metrorrhagia, a right ovary mass and increasing pelvic pain. Preoperative clinical and instrumental exam...

AIM The objective of this study was to compare the effects of submucosal cauterization of the inferior turbinate with or without outfracture. STUDY DESIGN Clinical prospective. METHOD Twenty patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy were randomized and divided into two groups. The first one was submitted to submucosal cauterization associated with outfracture, and the second one without ...