[Torsion of a nongravid leiomyomatous uterus].

The torsion of a nongravid uterus is not of frequent occurence. The leading reasons are a presence of an adnexial formation or leiomyomas. In this case report it has been presented a 65-year old patient with a hard abdominal pain.

[Amyloid-producing leiomyoma of the womb--a complete morphological study and possible etiology].

Case study of a 41 year old woman with tumor-related amyloidosis in a singular intramural leiomyoma of the uterine corpus. The tumor has been thoroughly revised with electron microscopy and underwent a histological, histochemical, and imunohistochemical studies. A hypothesis of its origin has been suggested.

[A technique of continuous sutures for reconstruction of episiotomies].

The aim of the study is to establish the possibility for reconstructing episiotomies with a continuous uninterrupted suture. In a prospective study are included 54 women with a lateral episiotomy without further lacerations. As sewing material were used Cat-gut or Vicryl Rapide.

[Strategies in antibiotic prophylaxis in abdominal hysterectomy].

The following study presents the high effectiveness of the short-term antibiotic prophylaxis versus long-term in elective abdominal hysterectomy. The authors compare two groups of 68 patients each for a period of 10 months. In the first group 67 patients have received one antibiotic and one--a combination of two antibiotic per 24 hours.

[Massive ovarian edema--a case report].

A case with massive ovarian oedema, which is a rare pseudotumorous condition in young women, is described. The conceptions about the etiology and pathogenesis are considered as well as the morphological changes (with the corresponding clinical symptoms) which could be found in the affected ovary. Attention is drawn to the differential diagnostical difficulties and to the possibilities of semiconservative treatment of this rare clinicomorphological entity.