Scar Endometrioma: An Uncommon Yet Easily Treated Condition.

Objective: To illustrate and emphasize the need for keeping scar endometrioma in mind in order to facilitate an early diagnosis in cases of a mass detected on the abdominal wall in women who have undergone a cesarean section.

Study Design: Records of 21 patients were reviewed retrospectively. All the patients complained of a mass on the abdominal wall and had undergone cesarean section in the past.

Effect of the intraperitoneal paclitaxel on the healing of colonic anastomoses.

The effect of the antiangiogenic agent paclitaxel on the healing of colonic anastomoses was studied in a rat model. Ninety-six rats underwent end-to-end colonic anastomoses, and healing was evaluated by measuring bursting pressure, hydroxyproline content, and number of newly formed vessels. The rats with end-to-end anastomoses were randomized into control and study groups (n = 48).