Spontaneous Resolution of an Acquired Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation in an Elderly Primigravida.

BACKGROUND Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an uncommon lesion characterized by an abnormal connection between arterial and venous circulation that can be congenital or acquired. Acquired uterine AVMs are generally traumatic and follow delivery, abortion, curettage, or uterine surgery. CASE REPORT A 45-year-old female who was gravida 1 para 0 presented to our hospital with severe vaginal bleeding.

Prevalence of Infections After In-Office Hysteroscopy in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women.

Study Objective: To estimate the incidence of infection after diagnostic and operative hysteroscopic procedures performed in an in-office setting with different distension media (saline solution or CO).

Design: Prospective, multicenter, observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting: Tertiary women's health centers.

Severe Fetal Distress and Placental Damage might be Associated with High Troponin I (cTnI) Levels in Mothers.

BACKGROUND Troponin I is the gold standard for the diagnosis of adult acute coronary syndrome. Although it is known that a hypoxic fetus may produce cTnI, fetal cTnI passage in maternal blood has never been documented. CASE REPORT We report a case where the rise of cTnI in the blood of a pregnant woman was not related to maternal heart disease.

Spontaneous Unscarred Uterine Rupture at 15 Weeks of Pregnancy: A Case Report.

Background: Uterine rupture during pregnancy is a serious obstetric complication. The presence of a previous uterine scar is the most important risk factor, whereas rupture in an unscarred uterus is a rare event.

Case Report: A 34-year-old woman, gravida 3 para 1, presented with sudden acute hypogastric pain at 15 weeks of gestation.

New adverse obstetrics outcomes associated with endometriosis: a retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of endometriosis and intrahepatic cholestasis (ICP) and induction of labor in pregnant women with endometriosis compared with women without endometriosis. The secondary aim was to confirm increased incidence of already known endometriosis-related pregnancy complications in these patients.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study performed at a tertiary hospital between January 2009 and December 2014 to compare obstetrics outcome between women with endometriosis and women without endometriosis.

LH/hCG-Receptor Expression May Have a Negative Prognostic Value in Low-Risk Endometrial Cancer.

Introduction: A 51 year-old woman was diagnosed with endometrial cancer (EC) and underwent surgical staging. Pathological evaluation showed a 2 cm × 1 cm G2 endometrioid EC with a 30% myometrial deep invasion (FIGO Stage 1A). The patient was classified as low risk of recurrence, and no adjuvant treatment was offered.

Ovarian Vein Thrombosis Presenting as Acute Abdomen in Puerperium.

Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombosis (POVT) is a rare, but serious condition that causes slow quadrant pain in the postpartum period. POVT must be considered in the differential diagnosis of postpartum acute abdomen. We hereby report a case on a 36-year-old Italian woman who developed an acute abdomen a week after spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Adenomyosis: What the Patient Needs.

A panel of experts in the field of endometriosis expressed their opinions on management options in a 28-year-old patient, attempting pregnancy for 1 year, with severe cyclic pelvic pain and with clinical examination and imaging techniques suggestive of adenomyosis. Many questions this paradigmatic patient may pose to the clinician are addressed, and all clinical scenarios are discussed. A decision algorithm derived from this discussion is also proposed.