Cesarean section rates and indications in Greece: data from a 24-year period in a teaching hospital.

Objective: To assess the overall cesarean section rates and indications in a Greek teaching hospital over a period of 24 years.

Method: Data from 34,575 deliveries between 1977 and 2000 were reviewed. Analysis of cesarean section rates and indications followed.

Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor with coexisting vaginal angiomyxoma: case report and review of the literature.

An extremely rare case of a postmenopausal patient with an ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour and a coexistent vaginal angiomyxoma is reported. A 71-year-old patient was admitted complaining of abdominal distension. A thorough diagnostic evaluation revealed a large tumour of the right ovary, and an oval-shaped greyish-white polypoid vaginal lesion.

Pelvic echinococcus mimicking multicystic ovary.

An unusual case of pelvic echinococcus cyst is presented, appearing initially on transvaginal ultrasound as a pelvic mass mimicking a multicystic ovary. A similar mass in the liver raised preoperatively the suspicion of echinococcosis, making an open surgical procedure preferable to laparoscopy. Diagnosis was confirmed pathologically after removal of the cyst.

Transfusion-dependent homozygous beta-thalassaemia major: successful pregnancy in five cases.

beta-Thalassaemia major is a severe, transfusion-dependent anaemia that also causes infertility due to iron deposition to endocrine organs. Very few pregnancies have been reported among such patients. In this report we describe the evolution and successful outcome of pregnancy in 5 Greek women with beta-thalassaemia major.