Background: According to age, history and physical examination findings, there are different diagnoses including anatomic lesions for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). In these conditions, hysteroscopy can be performed as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Objective: The aim of this study was defining the diagnostic value of hysteroscopy in evaluating uterine cavity in patients with AUB com...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the feasibility and validity of a large series of outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopies using a 4.9 mm flexible hysterofibroscope without anesthesia. METHODS In this observational clinical study, 2033 consecutive women referred with various indications underwent an outpatient hysteroscopy without analgesia or anesthesia. A 4.9 mm flexible hysterofibrescope (Olympus Corpo...

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 ...

background hysteroscopy is the gold standard method for diagnosis of intrauterine pathologies. current study is a review of hysteroscopic findings performed over a period of 5 years in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (aub). objective the aim of this study was a review of hysteroscopic findings performed over a period of 5 years in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (aub). patients ...

BACKGROUND Urethrovaginal fistulas are usually secondary to a foreign body in the vagina or to vaginal gynecologic surgeries. We present a case of an urethrovaginal fistula secondary to vaginal prolapse of a huge pedunculated submucosal uterine myoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 25-year-old black African woman with a past history of huge uterine fibroids and an uncomplicated vaginal delivery 5 weeks ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the histologic and hysteroscopic findings of post-menopausal women with uterine bleeding and asymptomatic women with increased endometrial thickness equal or more than 5 mm. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed between May 2014 and June 2015 on 110 post-menopausal women aged 40-82 years. The women were divided into two groups: Women with abno...

Uterine inversion is characterized by the invagination of fundus uterus through vagina. It’s a rare postpartum complication leading to massive bleeding and it’s extremely in non-puerperal cases. Non-puerperal uterine caused tumors exerting force on uterus, turning inside out. It most frequently associated with benign such as submucosal leiomyomas however, malignant can also be associated. We re...

BACKGROUND/AIM Myomas of the uterus, the most common benign tumors, have been studied for decades from the aspects of different basic and clinical disciplines. Despite this fact, their pathogenesis is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine immunocytochemical characteristics of smooth muscle cells and connective tissue components of submucosal myomas of the uterus. MET...