Usefulness of hematological parameters for differential diagnosis of endometriomas in adolescents/young adults and older women.

Background: Inflammatory processes have been considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. However, the predictive role of inflammatory hematological parameters in endometriosis is not clear. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical value of hematologic markers in the differential diagnosis of endometriomas in younger and older reproductive age women.

Age-stratified analysis of tumor markers and tumor characteristics in adolescents and young women with mature cystic teratoma.

Background: Serum tumor markers are widely used for the preoperative evaluation of an adnexal mass. Elevations of cancer antigen (CA) 125 and CA 19-9 have been reported in patients with mature cystic teratoma (MCT). The aim of the study is to investigate the relation of serum tumor markers with tumor characteristics in young women with MCT.

Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Levels in Turkish Adolescent Girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Correlation with Clinical/Biochemical Parameters.

Study Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy among female adolescents and young women. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25[OH] D) levels and metabolic parameters and other characteristics of PCOS and non-PCOS adolescents.

Design: Case-control study.

Vulvar Haematoma Following Laparoscopic Endometrioma Excision: Report of A Rare Complication.

Vulvar haematoma as a complication of laparoscopic adnexal surgery has rarely been reported. Indeed, to our knowledge, there are only two case reports describing postlaparoscopic vulvar haematoma in the literature. Although complications associated with laparoscopy are mostly related to bowel or retroperitoneal vessel injury, vulvar haematoma may seldom develop.

Value of the platelet to lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasms in adolescents.

Background: Relationships between poor prognosis of ovarian malignancies and changes in complete blood count parameters have been proposed previously. In this work, we aimed to evaluate clinicopathologic features in adolescents with adnexal masses and sought to establish any predictive value of the platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 196 adolescent females with adnexal masses.

Parameters for predicting granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: a single center retrospective comparative study.

Background: To evaluate factors for predicting the granulosa cell tumor of the ovary (GCTO) pre-operatively.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective designed study was conducted on 34 women with GCTO as the study group and 76 women with benign ovarian cysts as the control group. Data were recorded from the hospital database and included age, body mass index (BMI), parity, serum estradiol (E2) levels, diameter of the mass, ultrasonographic features, serum CA125 level, risk of malignancy index (RMI), duration of menopause, postoperative histopathology result, and the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR).

Abdominal pregnancy after hysterectomy: a rare cause of hemoperitoneum.

Background: Pregnancy after hysterectomy is an extremely rare event. However, if not diagnosed and managed properly, it may result in life-threatening consequences.

Case Report: We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with a history of cesarean hysterectomy 3 years prior who was referred to our institution for evaluation of abdominal pain.

Endometriomas in adolescents and young women.

Study Objective: To evaluate clinical aspects of endometriomas encountered in late adolescent females and young women and to review the issues specifically related to the disease in this age group.

Design: Retrospective medical chart review study.

Setting: Adolescent gynecology and infertility clinic of a tertiary care hospital with women's health focus.

Appropriate interval between endometrial polyp resection and the proceeding IVF start.

Purpose: Endometrial polyp is the commenest pathology among the structural uterine abnormalities. In this study we compared the IVF outcomes of patients who underwent hysteroscopic endometrial polyp excision with respect to the time interval between the polyp resection and the subsequent IVF cycle.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60 patients were divided into two groups according to the time interval between the hysteroscopic polyp resection and the start of the following IVF cycle.

Conservative laparoscopic management of adnexal torsion.

Objective: To evaluate our experience with adnexal torsion (AT) in 36 patients and the outcomes of the patients who were managed conservatively via laparoscopy.

Material And Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 36 patients who underwent operations for AT via laparoscopy between January 2008 and December 2009. Data including age, previous history, time of onset of symptoms, time of admission to hospital, gray-scale and color Doppler US findings, time interval between hospital admission and surgery, type of intervention, operative findings and postoperative gray-scale and Doppler US findings were recorded.

Colon penetration by a copper intrauterine device: a case report with literature review.

Aim: The present case report describes colon injury subsequent to uterine penetration which is associated with the use of an intrauterine device (IUD).

Case: A 29-year-old multiparous woman, who presented with vague abdominal pain, had a TCu 380A inserted at her postpartum third month visit. The T-shaped segment of the IUD was found to be lodged within the lumen of a colon segment which was 60 cm far from the ileocecal valve.