STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of posthysterectomy laparoscopic vaginal vault excision and its long-term effects on chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, quality of life, and patient satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study (Canadian task force classification II-3) incorporating case note review and a postal questionnaire. It describes 22 consecutive patie...

To evaluate prospectively vaginal bleeding in young children with emphasis on the cause, management and outcome, we analyzed the data of all children aged under 10 years old who presented with vaginal bleeding at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between 1981 and 2000. There were 55 girls presenting with vaginal bleeding with variable degrees of severity. In 41 of the 55 girls (74.5%), t...

Description of a rare recurrent Gartner’s duct cyst associated with yeast infection in a crossbred heifer isreported. The recurrence was caused by uncontrolled yeast infection that showed in vitro sensitivity tooxytetracycline. Administration of local clotrimazole and systemic oxytetracycline as per recommendedtherapeutic dose regime resulted in complete recovery.

neonatal ovarian cysts (noc) are usually self-limiting structures, however, large or complex cysts may lead to severe complications. unfortunately, no standard guidelines have been introduced for the management, treatment and follow-up of these cysts. in this report, we aimed to introduce a very large noc without any pre- and post-natal complications. a 30 year-old mother, gravida 2, para 2, wi...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether a modified technique for laparoscopic extracorporal oophorectomy is less complicated and safer than traditional laparoscopic oophorectomy. METHODS Four obese patients in their second trimester underwent open laparoscopy for treatment of large ovarian cysts. A Cook Ob/Gyn special cyst aspirator with a 14-gauge aspirating needle was inserted into the abdomen to d...

A 19-year-old girl was admitted with a 10-day history of fever, vomiting and abdominal pain together with swelling of the lower abdomen for the past 24 hours. On admission she was toxic, -with fever of 39 4°C. Her haemoglobin was 4-3 g/dl and the W.B.C. 42X 109/1. A large, rounded, smooth pelvic mass of cystic consistency and reaching almost to the umbilicus was felt on examination. On vaginal ...

We present a case of a fetal adrenal hemorrhage, a rare disease in fetal life, detected prenatally at 36 weeks' gestation by ultrasound. Routine ultrasound examination at 36 weeks' gestation by primary obstetrician showed a cyst on the fetal suprarenal area. Initially, the suspected diagnosis was a fetal adrenal hemorrhage, but we should diagnose differently from neuroblastoma. Subsequent ultra...