UNLABELLED One of the problems associated with endometriosis is its high recurrence rate. The aim of the study was to assess the risk factors which might contribute to the recurrence of endometrial cysts after their surgical removal. MATERIAL AND METHOD The study included 49 patients admitted to Division of Reproduction, between January 2000 and June 2004, due to endometrial cysts. Patients w...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of epigenetic inactivation of the runt-related transcription factor 3 gene (RUNX3) in the malignant transformation of ovarian endometriosis. Samples obtained by microdissection and scraping included 30 malignant ovarian endometriotic cyst tissues and 30 corresponding eutopic endometrium tissues from the endometriosis-associated ovarian ca...

Endometriosis is an ectopic endometrium, commonplaced in the female. But its occurence in the man is mysterious. In the literature two cases of endometriosis in men have occured following surgery. The present case is the first reported arising in the inguinal region, near the ductus deference. Forty-nine years old man was presented to hospital with left inguinal hernia. He was operated from tha...

As a tertiary referral centre for women with severe endometriosis we see a large number of patients who have endometriotic cysts, and many of these patients have been operated on by gynaecologists elsewhere in the UK. We have been surprised by the variety of approaches to their management. In order to establish the current clinical practices of endometrioma management amongst gynaecologists in ...

Unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary horn represents Müllerian duct anomaly. We describe three women aged 20, 18, and 23 years unicornuate associated non-communicating horn, who underwent successful laparoscopic surgery. Studies have reported high incidence of endometriosis this Therefore, prevention progressive resection are recommended as treatment. performed removal ipsilateral fallopian tu...

PURPOSE Endometriotic cysts are known to transform into ovarian cancers, such as clear cell and endometrioid carcinomas. We hypothesized that an iron-rich environment produced by the repetition of hemorrhage in the endometriotic cysts during the reproductive period may play a crucial role in carcinogenesis in the cysts through the iron-induced persistent oxidative stress. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ...

The purpose of this study was to compare single-port access (SPA) laparoscopy and SPA robot assisted (RAL) for endometriosis with respect ovarian reserve preservation surgical outcomes. Clinical factors affecting any reduction in function after surgery were also evaluated. Patients who underwent (n = 87) or RAL 78) retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ baseline characteristics, including the seve...

We report a case of a 32-year-old woman with episodic right lower quadrant abdominal pain. With the diagnosis of either acute appendicitis or tubo-ovarian abscess, she was treated with antibiotics, which successfully relieved the pain and the inflammatory findings. She repeated the clinical condition a few times and antibiotics worked each time. In a year, her subjective symptoms became milder,...

Among 10 patients with endometriosis CA 125 was increased (greater than 35 U/ml) in endometriotic cyst fluid in all the patients, but only two had increased serum concentrations. Gel electrophoresis of serum, endometriotic cyst fluid, and endometriotic tissue resolved the CA 125 immunoreactive fragments from the three sources into bands of similar electrophoretic mobilities. Electrophoresis und...