background: as delay in diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is directly associated with increasing mortality, it studying the high sensitivity and specificity of transvaginal color doppler sonography as the most preferred imaging method with the most accurate and rapid diagnosis results seems to be necessary. therefore, this study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of transvaginal color doppler s...

bilateral spontaneous tubal ectopic pregnancy is the rarest form of extra uterine pregnancy. the diagnosis is usually made intraoperatively and levels of serum bhcg and ultrasound has not been useful in the diagnosis of bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy. a 33-year-old woman with 8 weeks amenorrhea and sever lower abdominal pain was admitted. a transvaginal pelvic ultrasound revealed left adnexa...

background: endometriosis is a common chronic inflammation which leads to infertility and chronic pelvic pain in affected women. secretory phospholipase a2 type iia (spla2iia) is an acute phase reactant that is markedly increased in inflammatory disorders. objective: to assess the effects of ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufas) administration in endometrial cells culture on spla2iia ...

we report a case of a woman presenting in a state of shock with classic symptoms of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. she had a history of tubal ligation done three years back. exploratory laparotomy was done, and a diagnosis of ruptured ectopic ovarian pregnancy was made.

an ectopically placed parathyroid in the mediastinum is a rare cause of persistent or recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism. they are rarely in a huge size. we report a case of a 70-year-old man with a history of total parathyroidectomy and thymectomy presented with a lack of appetite, nausea, and generalized bone pain, polydipsia and a calcium level of 14.4 mg/dl. 99m tc-sestamibi scintigraphy...

thyroid tissue located within the upper airway has received only sparse attention in the english literature. aberrant benign thyroid masses may present as either an unrelated autopsy finding or with symptoms such as dyspnea, hemoptysis or adult -onset asthma. there is no place for medical management in the therapy of these lesions, although the appropriate surgical procedure is not clearly esta...

background: no consensus has been reached on prognostic value of serum concentration of β (beta) subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hcg) in treatment response to methotrexate in management of ectopic pregnancy. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate this subject through a systematic review and meta-analysis. materials and methods: an extensive literature search on online databas...

the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in pregnancy is broad and can be complicated by atypical manifestations that are due to the anatomic distortions and physiologic changes of pregnancy. due to the lack of clinical understanding, angular pregnancy does not appear to be recognized as a clinical entity and many cases are likely to go undiagnosed . this is a case report of a 34-year...

background: treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy (csp) is controversial. the objective of this study was to report our successful experience in the medical treatment of csp with potassium chloride (kcl) and methotrexate. case: this is a case series of six patients between 6-12 gestational weeks with the diagnosis of csp.  in five cases the fetus was alive and in one case, despite being at a ges...