Effect of hypothyroidism on female reproductive hormones.

Objective: Objective was to evaluate reproductive hormones levels in hypothyroid women and impact of treatment on their levels.

Materials And Methods: A total of 59 women with untreated primary hypothyroidism were included in this prospective study. Venous blood was taken at baseline and after euthyroidism was achieved for measuring serum free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), prolactin (PRL), follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), and thyroid peroxidase antibody.

[Laparoscopic sigmoid resection in total situs inversus].

Total situs inversus (SIT) is a rare congenital disorder in which all abdominal and thoracic organs are in reversed position. A 57-year-old man with SIT presented with change in bowel habits and rectal bleeding.Colonoscopy and abdomino-pelvic CT scan confirmed a constricting sigmoid lesion with normal tumor-marker levels.

[Laparoscopic treatment of appendiceal mucocele].

Mucocele is a mucin-filled cavity, which can be multi-loculated as well. Mucocele is relatively rarely found in the appendix. The disease does not cause any symptoms in most cases, and it is usually an accidental finding.

[Laparoscopic reconstruction of abdominal wall hernias].

The widespread use of tension free surgical techniques and the modern, tissue-friendly surgical meshes have led to the development of new surgical techniques. The increasing importance of minimal invasive surgery became apparent in abdominal wall reconstructions, too, and their use has been justified by literature data. This procedure combines the advantages of minimal invasive surgery with tension free technique.