Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) or Bland-White-Garland syndrome is usually an isolated cardiac anomaly but, in rare incidences, has been described with patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, and tetralogy of Fallot. This syndrome may cause sudden death in infants and young people but in this case report we present two different types...

the present study evaluate the histopathologic findings and clinical indications in hysterectomized patients based on sonographic assessments. this study population consisted of all patients who were referred to the pathology ward of imam reza educational and treatment center (kermanshah, iran) during march 2006 to may 2012. the samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin after fixation in form...

Accessible online at: http://BioMedNet.com/karger There are lots of ways women differ from men besides the most obvious. Most of these differences are the results of the release of ovarian hormones. Estrogen seems to protect against Alzheimer’s disease, coronary artery occlusion, and osteoporosis. All of these problems become more prominent in menopausal women in the absence of estrogen replace...

Given the low incidence and delayed diagnosis, ureterocele management in the adult population is poorly described in the literature. Moreover, there is only one case report characterizing the condition with prolapse in an adult male. Approaches to therapy include transurethral incision or puncture with or without a combined percutaneous approach, and excision with or without partial nephrectomy...

IN a significant number of cases of posterior prolapse of a lumbar intervertebral disc there is doubt as to the cause of symptoms and of the level affected. Contrast myelography is frequently used in this type of case in the hope that a more definite answer may be given. Reports on the accuracy of myelography in the diagnosis of prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc vary between 67 per cent and ...

BACKGROUND Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumours of the uterus. The diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of prolapsed pedunculated submucous myoma may need vaginal access compromising sometimes the hymenal integrity. Laparoscopic management of a pedunculated submucous myoma in a Middle Eastern virgin patient is described as a safe alternative. CASE A 20-year-old, nulliparous virgin wom...

Stoma prolapse represents one of the most common late complications, occurring in 1-16%. Final rate depends on systematic follow up of the patient and the primary technique. A 49-year-old male patient presented in the Emergency Department, complaining about stoma prolapse, pain and stoma care difficulties. On admission, his colostomy protruded ~20 cm from the skin. The symptoms were local pain ...

background: mullerian adenosarcoma, a rare tumor, is composed of mixed mesenchymal and epithelial elements. the epithelial component is typically benign and admixed with malignant sarcomatous stroma. this tumor can be distinguished in approximately 8% of all uterus sarcomas and commonly originates in the endometrium as a growing polypoid mass in the uterine cavity. all age groups are affected b...

We aimed to evaluate whether the use of a speculum blade modifies the evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) as assessed by dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Twenty-seven women with POP Quantification (POPQ) stage II or greater, scheduled for POP surgery, were evaluated using MRI. The procedure was repeated using the posterior blade of a standard plastic Grave's speculum to successiv...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: the aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of an innovative, minimally invasive sling technique with autologous tissue in women with concomitant incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse (avwp). materials and methods: fifty-six women with stress urinary incontinence (sui) or mixed urinary incontinence and avwp were randomly a...