The aim of this study was to evaluate the defense cells changes of cervical mucous during follicular and luteal phases of estrus cycle in river buffalo. Reproductive organs of the adult and apparently healthy female buffaloes were collected from the slaughterhouse. By visual investigation of both the ovaries for presence of corpus luteum and growing follicles, the luteal and follicular phase of...

background: cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide. vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge are the most common symptoms. although ascites has been reported in cases with cervical cancer, it is due to other causes such as ovarian metastasis. case presentation: a 78-year-old diabetic woman who presented with ascites and abdominopelvic mass was misdiagnosed with ov...

Background: According to WHO-Cervical Cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. This study evaluated expression of P16 cervical intraepithelial lesion and carcinoma its correlation with tumour grade, age, etc.Material Methods: 106 histopathologically proven Cervical Intraepithelial lesions (CIN) invasive cases were subjected IHC for p16. Result: Most age group involved was 51-60years. B...

Despite the availability of the PAP test, cervical cancer continues to cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Many women default cervical cytology for a variety of reasons. This demands the development of alternative screening strategies, such as HPV testing on self-procured cervical-vaginal specimens in order to capture this group of women. We investigated the self-procured air-dried vagi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity of different algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among pregnant and non-pregnant women consulting health services for vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS Cross sectional study among 621 women with complaints of vaginal discharge in three city council clinics between April and August 1997. Women were interviewed and e...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Posterior cervical foraminotomy allows decompression of the nerve root with preservation of motion. A previously described endoscopic technique utilizes minimally invasive muscle splitting with routine outpatient discharge. PURPOSE The approach allows a modified tubular retraction system to be used with three-dimensional visualization and anterior/posterior fluoroscopic ima...

BACKGROUND Chylous leakage is a well-known complication after esophagectomy, but cervical chylous leakage is relatively rare, and considerable controversy remains regarding the appropriate management strategies. We herein report a case of cervical chylous leakage treated successfully by lipiodol lymphangiography. CASE PRESENTATION The patient, a 70-year-old man with middle thoracic esophageal...

An electrophysiological study has been made on the central relay pathway of the vago-vagal reflexes with special reference to those evoked by afferent stimulation of the abdominal vagus in cats under chloralose (50mg/kg i.v.) anesthesia. 1. Stimulation of the central cut end of the cervical or thoracic vagus nerve produced three mass reflex discharges in the contralateral cervical vagus nerve. ...

OBJECTIVE To delineate cervical radiculopathy that is found in combination with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and to determine whether attendant cervical radiculopathy affects the prognosis and functional outcome for SCI patients. METHODS A total of 66 patients diagnosed with traumatic cervical SCI were selected for neurological assessment (using the International Standards for ...

Cervical polyps are a common pathology in the female adult population. Giant cervical polyp is described as a polyp greater than 4cm in size and is rarely seen in clinical practice. The size and clinical presentation mimic neoplasia. So far only 14 cases of giant cervical polyps have been reported in medical literature, which are mostly single. We report a case of multiple giant cervical polyps...