Introduction: There are several well-described presentations of uterine didelphys (UD): UD without vaginal septum, UD with non-obstructed longitudinal vaginal septum, or UD with duplicated vaginas and an obstructed hemivagina on one side with ipsilateral renal anomaly.
Study Objective: To describe another variant of UD and compare the presentation and management across different institutions METHODS: This was a retrospective case series approved by the NASPAG Fellows Research Consortium. Participating institutions obtained IRB approval.
Study Objective: To determine the feasibility of intravenous indocyanine green (ICG) dye use in patients with adnexal torsion to intraoperatively evaluate ovarian perfusion after detorsion.
Design: A prospective multicenter single-arm feasibility study.
Setting: A teaching hospital.
A vulvar venous malformation is a rare condition that can be misdiagnosed as vulvar varicose veins, but they are not the same entity. We describe the case of a 14-year-old nulliparous girl who presented with pelvic discomfort and limited ambulation secondary to a small, purple vulvar mass. The diagnosis was confirmed with the use of invasive imaging techniques after initial conservative management.
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: The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and practices about toxoplasmosis in a sample of clinical laboratory professionals in Mexico. : 192 clinical laboratory professionals were surveyed. They were asked about (1) ; (2) clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of toxoplasmosis; and (3) their practices with respect to toxoplasmosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMunicipal waste is a potential source of infection for Toxoplasma gondii as it may contain contaminated meat with parasite tissue cysts and cat excrement with parasite oocysts. Therefore, we sought to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection and associated characteristics in two populations exposed to municipal solid waste in Durango, Mexico.
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