Diagnosis of Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumors Following Incidental Appendectomy During Benign Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Case Series.

Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors, although relatively rare, are one of the most common appendiceal neoplasms. Patient symptoms can range from asymptomatic to acute appendicitis, and these tumors are often diagnosed after histopathological evaluation. This case series describes five separate cases of appendiceal neuroendocrine tumors diagnosed by histopathological review following incidental appendectomy during benign gynecologic laparoscopic surgeries at a single multispecialty group.

Occult Uterine Sarcoma and Leiomyosarcoma: Incidence of and Survival Associated With Morcellation.

Objective: To estimate the incidence of occult uterine sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma in hysterectomies for leiomyomas and the risk associated with their morcellation.

Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study. All uterine sarcomas from 2006-2013 in an integrated health care system were identified.

Intrauterine balloon tamponade in the management of postpartum hemorrhage.

This article reviews our experience with the use of intrauterine tamponade with balloon catheters in the management of severe postpartum hemorrhage. This is a case series report of 23 patients with postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to medical therapy managed with intrauterine balloon tamponade. We identified these patients by International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) codes and by reviewing labor and delivery logs.