Early pregnancy is characterized by an increase in the blood volume of the uterus for embryonic development, thereby exerting fluid shear stress (FSS) on the vascular walls. The uterus experiences vascular remodeling to accommodate the increased blood flow. The blood flow‑induced FSS elevates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their receptors, and regulates vascul...

We present a method for the automatic detection of the uterus and the Fallopian tube/Uterus junctions (FU-junctions) in a monocular laparoscopic image. The main application is to perform automatic registration and fusion between preoperative radiological images of the uterus and laparoscopic images for image-guided surgery. In the broader context of computer assisted intervention, our method is...

N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate lyase (NPL) catalyzes N-acetylneuraminic acid, the predominant sialic acid. Microarray analysis of the periimplantation mouse uterine luminal epithelium (LE) revealed Npl being the most downregulated (35×) gene in the LE upon embryo implantation. In natural pregnant mouse uterus, Npl expression increased 56× from gestation day 0.5 (D0.5) to D2.5. In ovariectomized m...

OBJECTIVE To compare surgical outcomes in women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy with enlarged (> 12 weeks size) and non-prolapsed uterus utilizing different morcellation techniques with or without concomitant Deschamps needle use to vaginal hysterectomy for prolapsed uterus. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective cohort study in women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy performed between Januar...

Smoking is associated with higher infertility risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate protective effects of melatonin on the uterus and oviduct in mice exposed to nicotine. Adult female mice (n=32) were divided into four groups. Group A: control animals received normal saline, Group B: injected with nicotine 40µg/kg, Group C: injected with melatonin 10 µg, Group D: injected with nicotine 40...

note, was half-way to the umbilicus and slightly painful. By combined rectal and abdominal examination, the uterus could not be made out and the abdominal swelling was found to be incorporated with it. Haematometra was diagnosed and she consented _to undergo an operation. A vertical incision was made just below the external urethral meatus and the vagina was found to be well developed. There wa...

Introduction: Current pelvic MRI protocols rely predominantly on anatomic sequences for evaluation of the uterus. Functional MR sequences may provide imaging biomarkers with added value for the detection, characterization, and follow-up of treatment response of benign and malignant uterine pathology. Examples of functional MR parameters that have been explored within the uterus in separate stud...

T HE UTERUS is comprised of a fundus, body, and cervix. Anteflexion is the most common configuration for the uterus where the uterine body and cervix are situated anteriorly in relation to the vagina. Retroflexion and retroversion are common variants where this relationship is reversed. The uterus is enveloped by visceral peritoneum, which extends more inferiorly on the posterior aspect of this...

The Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome comprises the combined hypoplasia of the vagina and the uterus. In recent years, variable anomalies of the development of the Mullerian duct [as classified by the American Fertility Society (AFS)] have been operated on by the laparoscopic approach. We describe here a laparoscopic extirpation of an aplastic ectopic uterus in a patient found to h...

Colouterine fistula is an extremely rare condition because the uterus is a thick, muscular organ. Here, we present a case of a colouterine fistula secondary to colonic diverticulitis. An 81-year-old woman was referred to the emergency department with abdominal pain and vaginal discharge. Computed tomography showed a myometrial abscess cavity in the uterus adherent to the thick sigmoid wall. Upo...