Endometriosis: a rare and interesting cause of recurrent haemorrhagic ascites

Endometriosis Presenting as Recurrent Haemorrhagic Ascites: A Case Report and Literature Review

Endometriosis is a common condition that occurs in 6-10% of all reproductive age women. This number increases to approximately 40% in women with infertility and nearly 75% in women with complaints of chronic pelvic pain. Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. The most common complaints associated with endometriosis are dysmeno...

A rare cause of chylous ascites

We report a patient with end-stage renal disease status after two renal transplantations. Milky-like ascites was noted since the immunosuppressant agent was switched to sirolimus (1 mg/day). Chylous ascites was diagnosed owing to the triglyceride of dialysate to serum being 15.98:15.99. Series studies were all negative. It is highly suspected that the cause of chylous ascites is sirolimus relat...

Endometriosis: a rare cause of appendicitis.

Endometriosis is a relatively common disorder affecting about 15% females in the reproductive age group. It is a wellknown cause of infertility but endometriosis presenting as appendicitis is rare. We present a case of a 29 years old nulliparous lady in whom appendectomy was done for appendicitis and histopathological examination of the retrieved specimen revealed endometriosis.

a rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain

a 30-year-old man presented with a nine-months history of repetitive abdominal pain simulating dyspepsia.  nine months before presentation, a local physician saw him, and he performed upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for him, and was diagnosed as a case of mild gastritis with oral omeprazole, but without any benefit. so the patient was seen at another center and was evaluated by abdominal compu...

Thoracic endometriosis as cause of recurrent pneumothorax.