An evaluation of the relationship between striae gravidarum and intra-abdominal adhesions in caesarean section.

Objective: Recurrent cesarean deliveries are associated with intra-abdominal adhesions, and these adhesions affect maternal and neonatal morbidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the severity of striae gravidarum (SG) and intra-abdominal adhesions detected during cesarean section (CS).

Material And Methods: In this prospective, case-control study, women undergoing a second CS were divided into three groups according to the severity of SG (group 1 - no SG; group 2 - mild SG; group 3 - moderate to severe SG).

Ultra-radical surgery versus standard-radical surgery for the primary cytoreduction of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer; long-term tertiary center experiences.

Objective: To compare overall survival (OS) and morbidity outcomes in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian/tubal/peritoneal cancer undergoing standard-radical (SR) and ultra-radical (UR) surgical procedures based on NICE classification.

Study Design: This retrospective study analyzed data from 282 patients with 2014 FIGO stage III-IV epithelial ovarian cancer operated on between January 2006 and January 2019. The study compared OS, progression-free survival (PFS), and morbidity between SR and UR surgeries.

Pregnancy outcomes and fertility after ligation of uterine artery only and hypogastric artery only in postpartum hemorrhage.

Objective: To determine and compare pregnancy outcomes after bilateral uterine artery ligation (BUAL) or bilateral hypogastric artery ligation (BHAL) for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

Material And Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2010 to June 2018 at a tertiary referral hospital. Patients who had undergone arterial ligation for PPH were included in the study.

Are maternal serum subfatin levels altered in women with one abnormal glucose tolerance test value?

Background: Subfatin, a newly discovered adipokine, plays a pivotal role in the regulation of glucose metabolism. The relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal dyslipidemia is well-documented.

Aims: This study aims to assess serum subfatin levels and the triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in women with one abnormal glucose tolerance test value and those with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Enhancing endometrioma management: Diagnostic biomarkers and predictive outcomes in Ruptured vs. Non-Ruptured cases.

Objective: To compare the outcomes between patients undergoing surgery for ruptured endometrioma versus non-ruptured endometrioma.

Study Design: The study was conducted at Health Sciences University, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Training and Research Hospital Infertility Clinic. All patients who had a histopathology report of endometrioma between January 2014 and December 2020 were recruited.

The surgical and clinicopathological characteristics of primary mucinous ovarian cancer: a single institution 30-year retrospective analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) and define oncologic outcomes.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study reviewed patients diagnosed with primary MOC at a single institution and underwent primary treatment between 1990 and 2019. The clinicopathological factors affecting oncological outcomes and treatment response were evaluated.

Premenstrual syndrome, a common but underrated entity: review of the clinical literature.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are characterized by somatic and psychologic symptoms that arise at the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and subside with menstruation. For definitive diagnosis prospectively self-reported symptoms should demonstrate a cyclic pattern and other psychological pathologies and thyroid dysfunction, that may present with similar symptoms, should be excluded. Both entities affect millions of women at reproductive age as the prevalence of PMS is given as 10-98% while PMDD affects 2-8%.

Comparison of glucose degradation product and receptor levels in diabetic and normal pregnancy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic values of new biochemical markers that may be an alternative to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and determine the differences in these markers among three groups of women with varying degrees of glucose homeostasis dysregulation.

Material And Methods: This was a prospective study. All women were screened with 50 gram (g) oral glucose and a 100 g OGTT for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Para-aortic lymphadenectomy: step by step surgical education video.

Para-aortic lymph nodes are exclusively important for the staging of gynecologic malignancies. This surgical education video describes the step-by-step technique for para-aortic lymphadenectomy with anatomic landmarks in a cadaver.

Analysis of cystic hygroma diagnosed in the first trimester: Single-center experience.

Objective: To evaluate the obstetric outcomes of fetuses with cystic hygroma other than karyotype abnormalities and structural malformations.

Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study based on the review of medical records of pregnant women in whom ultrasonographic diagnosis of fetal cystic hygroma was established in the first trimester from January 2014 to October 2018. All patients were offered genetic counselling and prenatal invasive diagnostic procedures to obtain fetal karyotype.