Adenolipoleiomyoma Polyp of the Uterus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Adenolipoleiomyoma is a very rare lesion of the uterus. Only four cases were reported. We describe one case of adenolipoleiomyoma presenting as a polyp in a postmenopausal woman with menorrhagia.

Gastric endometriosis associated with transverse colon endometriosis: a case report of a very rare event.

Gastric endometriosis is a very rare event. It enters in the differential diagnosis of cyclical or chronic epigastric pain, especially in the context of endometriotic patients. The diagnosis of a gastric submucosal mass requires further investigations to rule out the presence of malignancy or associated adenocarcinoma.

Distinct types of uterine adenomyosis based on laparoscopic and histopathologic criteria.

Purpose: To analyze laparoscopically treated cases of adenomyosis based on intraoperative and histopathology findings and to correlate different types with patients' presenting symptoms and characteristics, as well as with the surgical approach.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-eight women who underwent laparoscopic treatment of adenomyosis at a referral center for gynecological laparoscopy.

Results: Four distinct types of adenomyosis could be identified: diffuse, sclerotic, nodular, and cystic (54.

Hormonal therapy deregulates prostaglandin-endoperoxidase synthase 2 (PTGS2) expression in endometriotic tissues.

Context: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic condition characterized by an important inflammatory process mediated by the prostaglandin pathway. Oral contraceptives are the treatment of choice for symptomatic endometriotic women. However the effects of oral contraceptives use and prostaglandin pathway in endometriotic women are actually still unknown.

Report of 7 uterine rupture cases after laparoscopic myomectomy: update of the literature.

The objective of this article is to report 7 previously unpublished uterine rupture cases in pregnancy after laparoscopic myomectomy and to update the medical literature. All cases were reported to the Board of Endoscopic Gynecologic Surgery (Athens, Greece) from 1998 to 2011. Myomas were single in 85.