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Cureus
November 2024
Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
Adnexal torsion is a well-recognized gynecologic emergency; however, uterine torsion is less well-known. The majority of uterine torsions occur in gravid uteri; torsion in postmenopausal patients is rare. We report a case of uterine and bilateral adnexal torsion in a postmenopausal woman due to a large leiomyoma.
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December 2024
MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Vasc), Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular Surgery, Hollywood Private Hospital, Perth, WA; Vascular Surgeon, Ponosh Vascular, Perth, WA.
Background: Chronic pelvic pain is a debilitating but common syndrome that is a burden both for patients and health systems. Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) contributes to 30-40% of patients presenting with chronic pelvic pain where no other cause is identified. However, PCS is poorly understood, underdiagnosed and undertreated, with the average time to diagnosis being reported as up to four years after initial presentation.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina State General Hospital "G. Chatzikosta", Ioannina, GRC.
This manuscript presents a case of a 35-year-old nulligravida premenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain due to pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). PCS is characterized by multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and various clinical presentations. Our patient was nulliparous with no history of abdominal surgery.
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November 2024
Department of General Surgery, PIMS, Islamabad-Pakistan.
An acute vascular angle between the superior mesenteric artery and the Aorta may compress the third part of the duodenum (SMA Syndrome) and the Left Renal Vein (Renal Nutcracker Syndrome). Usually, patients are young females with a lean stature. Symptoms of outlet obstruction and pelvic congestion syndrome may be present.
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