To cite: Riu P, Vallone C, Rigon G, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2012008106 DESCRIPTION Successful embolisation of an abnormal ovarian artery (OAE) feeding a fundal uterine fibroid is rarely reported. A 50-year-old woman presented with vaginal bleeding and anaemia. Ultrasound and MRI showed a single large fundal subserosal fibroid. CA...

Laparoscopic myomectomy is a minimally invasive, conservative surgical approach commonly used for the treatment of uterine fibroids. However, there is a lack of effective means to distinguish the nature of uterine tumors prior to surgery. The impact of fibroid morcellation during laparoscopic surgery on the dissemination of cancerous uterine fibroids and long-term survival of patients has gaine...

Introduction: Uterine torsion is a rare gynecological emergency, defined as of the uterus greater than 45° around its axis. Case reports describe either in gravid or postmenopausal women, yet rarely non-gravid, premenopausal uterus. This report describes case uterine secondary to large pedunculated fibroid 34-year-old nulliparous woman.

BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyomata (also known as fibroids) are benign tumors of uterine smooth muscle that are characterized by overproduction of extracellular matrix. Fibroids are the leading indication for hysterectomy in the United States. The active metabolite of vitamin D has been shown to inhibit cell proliferation and extracellular matrix production in fibroid tissue culture and to reduce f...

Background. Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors in women. Clinical manifestations are well known. Acute complications necessitating emergent surgical intervention are rare. Case. We report a case of a 53-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids presenting with acute-onset severe abdominal pain. Imaging indicated massive free fluid and a large partially solid uterine mass. Vitals ...

Human uterine fibroids, benign tumors derived from the smooth muscle layers of the uterus, impose a major health burden to up to 50% of premenopausal women in their daily life. To improve our understanding of this disease, we developed and characterized a patient-derived xenograft model by subcutaneous transplantation of pieces of human uterine fibroid tissue into three different strains of sev...

Background: Uterine fibroid is the most common benign tumor in reproductive age group, arising from single smooth muscle cell of uterus. Steroid hormones, estrogen, and progesterone are considered to be important links pathophysiology uterine fibroid; meanwhile estrogens influence several aspects lipid metabolism; so it's possible theorize a relationship between size dyslipidemia. Aim study was...

Uterine fibroids are benign tumors occurring in 20-50% of women in their reproductive age. They are the most Abstracts of the 12th Royan International Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine frequent indication for hysterectomy at Pre-menopausal age. Fifty percent of fibroids are asymptomatic and require no treatment, but the rest may cause menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, abdominal disten...

BACKGROUND Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumours affecting premenopausal women and are often associated with considerable hospitalization and morbidity. Literature shows virtually no study concerning the quantification of the main factors associated with uterine fibroids in Ghanaian women. The purpose of this study was to assess the main factors associated with uterine fibroid amo...