Laparoscopy or laparotomy for the management of endometrial cancer.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopy in the management of early stage endometrial cancer.

Methods: Fifty-two patients with endometrial cancer who underwent surgical staging consisting of total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection, and cytology between 1998 to 2002 were included in the study. Laparotomy and laparoscopy were randomly offered to patients upon admittance.

Early impact of hormone replacement therapy on vascular hemodynamics detected via ocular colour Doppler analysis.

Objective: To determine the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on ocular blood flow.

Study Design: In a prospective controlled study, 40 healthy women who presented to the menopause clinic between December 2000 and December 2001 were randomly assigned into the study. The HRT-receiving group was administered estradiol 17-valerate 2 mg the first 11 days, and estradiol 17-valerate 2 mg plus ciproterone acetate 1 mg the next 10 days of the monthly cycle for 6 months.

Effect of pregnancy on intraobserver and intertechnique agreement in intraocular pressure measurements.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of pregnancy on intraobserver and intertechnique agreement for intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements.

Material And Methods: Right eyes of 88 healthy women who were likely to become pregnant and of 94 healthy age-matched females were included in the study. Complete ocular examinations were performed on each eye.

Hyperthermia in gynecologic cancers.

The opinion from most of the current data is that malignant tumors may be more heat sensitive than normal tissues. Hyperthermia has been tested in both randomized and non-randomized trials in gynecologic cancers, but has not found a place currently, as there is scarce data. As a consequence, adding this tool into the conventional methods of cervical cancer and ovarian cancer treatment has not been supported.