Inflammatory fibroid polyp is a rare benign lesion originating from the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Inflammatory fibroid polyp in the small bowel commonly presents with intussusception and bowel obstruction. We report two cases of inflammatory fibroid polyps as rare causes of intussusception in adult patients, and review the literature on imaging features of inflammatory fibroid po...

BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a relatively new minimally invasive treatment, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2004 for treatments of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas (fibroids). The purpose of this work is to present retrospective cohort analysis of women that underwent commercial MRgFUS treatment between 2005 and 2009 at a single center, to...

Marker enzymes such as acid phosphatase(ACP), alkaline phosphatase(ALP) and aspartate transaminase(AST) levels were estimated in the serum of 60 fibroid patients and 60 non-fibroid patients from UTH, Ado-Ekiti . The age, weight and height of the patients were also considered. Results obtained showed a significant increase in the level of ACP (12.15±6.02μ/L), significant decrease in AST (10.24±3...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to estimate the total annual societal cost of uterine fibroid tumors in the United States, based on direct and indirect costs that include associated obstetric complications. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of the literature was conducted to estimate the number of women who seek treatment for symptomatic fibroid tumors annually, the costs of medical an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the medium-term results of uterine fibroid embolisation in Chinese women with symptomatic uterine fibroids. DESIGN Prospective case series study. SETTING Gynaecology and Interventional Radiology units in a public hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Patients with symptomatic fibroids who underwent uterine fibroid embolisation in Queen Elizabeth Hospital from October 1998 to...

This case report is an unusual presentation of fibroid uterus as coma. The patient developed a recurrent hypoglycemia possibly secondary to the insulin-like growth factor secreted from the fibroid. The hypoglycemic symptoms disappeared on removal of the fibroid. The histopathological examination revealed no evidence of malignancy.

Uterine fibroid, also referred to as leiomyoma is the most common benign tumour of the uterus occurring in women but reported as rare in the adolescent. Lately, there has been an increase in reported cases among teenagers. This study aims at documenting the prevalence of uterine fibroid among adolescent schoolgirls in Calabar and recommending timely specialist advice and care where the need ari...

Age at menarche has been associated with several reproductive conditions, and frequencies differ by race. Racial disparities also impact fibroid risk. We comprehensively examined the relationship between age at menarche, fibroid characteristics, and race. Women were enrolled in Right From the Start (2001-2010), a multistate study that systematically screened for fibroids during very early pregn...

Background: This case involved a 35-year-old G6P0 with multiple uterine fibroids detected at 12 weeks gestation. Fibroid growth was monitored throughout pregnancy, and intrauterine growth restriction (< 5th centile) was detected at 20 weeks. Fetal demise occurred at 22+ weeks gestation at which time the largest of fibroids measured 150 × 100 × 118 mm and labour was induced. Materials and method...

BACKGROUND Vaginal prolapse of a large uterine fibroid is a rare phenomenon in a woman who delivered vaginally recently, given that this fibroid might have obstructed labor. The author presents a case report of a vaginally prolapsed large pedunculated submucosal uterine myoma in a woman with a recent uncomplicated vaginal delivery. CASE PRESENTATION A 25-year-old black African woman had four ...