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Thoracic endometriosis presenting with bilateral haemothoraces: a rare but important cause of bilateral pleural effusions.

A woman in her 30s was admitted with 6 months of progressive shortness of breath and cyclical bilateral pleuritic chest pain associated with heavy, painful menstruation. She had a history …

Hope, fertility, and the ethics of clinical discernment: a personalist supplement to ethical decision-making in gynecological practice.

This article examines gynecological decision-making in clinical contexts where interventions carry significant implications for fertility and future reproductive possibilities. Conditions such as uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and ovarian cysts are commonly …

Appendiceal endometriosis mimicking acute appendicitis in a young woman: A case report.

Appendiceal endometriosis is a rare form of extragenital endometriosis that can mimic acute appendicitis. This reports presents the case of a 19-year-old woman with no significant medical history who presented …

Ovarian Endometriosis and Adenomyosis-Relevance, Pathophysiology of Ectopic Endometrium and Impact on Dysfunction of Eutopic Endometrium: A Narrative Review.

A trend toward comorbid conditions is seen in around 50% of gynecological patients, with a significant contribution made by endometriosis as a common and incurable gynecological condition. Over the last …

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pelvic Endometriosis: Imaging Characteristics and Anatomical Distribution at a Tertiary Care Study.

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder, characterized by the presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. It commonly presents with pelvic pain and infertility and may …

Gut-reproduction axis: genome-wide pleiotropic and prospective evidence linking inflammatory bowel disease with gynecological disorders.

We aimed to explore shared genetic architectures and potential causal associations between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gynecological diseases, including ovarian cysts (OC), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and endometriosis (EMs), …

Seromucinous borderline ovarian tumors: Clinical and ultrasound characteristics and association with endometriosis.

Seromucinous borderline ovarian tumors represent a distinct borderline ovarian tumor histotype, yet their specific sonographic features and clinical associations remain undercharacterized. The objective of this study was to describe the …

Ovarian preservation in a pregnant woman with a leaking dermoid cyst and ovarian torsion: a case study and review of diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Ovarian cysts are common during pregnancy, and dermoid cysts are common benign ovarian tumors, affecting approximately 0.3% of pregnancies, most often detected in the second trimester. Hormonal changes and pressure …

Prostate-specific membrane antigen immunostaining in endometriosis: preliminary findings and a case of in vivo imaging with gallium-68 positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Catheter-Directed Sclerotherapy Versus Ovarian Cystectomy for Unilateral Ovarian Endometrioma: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Ovarian cystectomy is standard treatment for endometrioma but is associated with decreased ovarian reserve. Catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) is an ovary-sparing image-guided alternative; however, supporting evidence comprises retrospective comparative and …