Primary ovarian hydatid cyst in a postmenopausal woman: A rare case report.

Introduction: Hydatid cysts of the female reproductive system represent a rare entity. We report a case of a primary hydatid cyst of the right ovary of a postmenopausal woman that was diagnosed incidentally.

Presentation Of The Case: A 72-year old overweight woman with history of three vaginal deliveries was referred due to uterine prolapse.

Comparison of the ultrasonic scalpel to CO(2) laser in cervical conization.

The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of CO(2) laser with that of ultrasonic scalpel in cervical conization in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcome. One-hundred and two patients were submitted to cervical conization by ultrasonically activated scalpel, while 97 patients were submitted to cervical conization by use of CO(2) laser. Comparison of mean estimated blood loss, mean operative time and mean cone volume between the two groups was performed with Student t test.