Treatment decision-making process among postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse before gynecological surgery: A qualitative study from Romania.

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects quality of life of many women. This paper aims to identify the experience of postmenopausal women in treatment decision-making process about POP before gynecological surgery. The characteristics of twelve postmenopausal women with stage II, III and IV POP, such as age, body mass index (BMI), physical exercise, education, parity, abortions, comorbidities, previous surgical interventions, and smoker/nonsmoker were evaluated.

Giant abdominal tumor - would you think adrenal?

Adrenal cavernomas are rare benign tumors, and those of giant dimensions are exceptional. Usually, they are symptomless or they induce symptoms and signs due to compression over nearby organs. We present the case of a 68-year-old woman, who complained of abdominal enlargement and abdominal pain in the left part of the abdomen.

Nodular subcutaneous lesion - an alarming sign for an upcoming pancreatic disorder.

Pancreatic panniculitis represents a rare dermatological manifestation mainly due to a pancreatic disorder, but other etiologies are possible. Even rarer, it can occur prior to the clinical signs of the underlying disease, and its presence must orientate the investigations especially towards pancreas, liver and neuroendocrine system. We report a rare case of a 47-year-old male patient who presented to the Emergency Unit complaining about a two weeks-long-persistent pain in the upper abdomen and biliary vomiting.

Gallbladder carcinoma - a rare cause of pyloric-duodenal stenosis.

Pyloric duodenal stenosis is usually caused by pyloric, juxtapyloric or duodenal ulcer, or by postbulbar ulcer. Gallbladder cancer (GBC), duodenal diverticula, annular pancreas and superior mesenteric artery syndrome (Wilkie's syndrome) are rare causes of pyloric duodenal stenosis. The case of a 66-year-old female patient is presented.