Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of uterine artery embolization (UAE) combined with intra-arterial methotrexate (MTX) infusion for the treatment of caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), compared with systemic MTX injection combined with uterine curettage. Study design: A retrospective cohort study. An analysis of CSP patients was performed using records fro...

BACKGROUND Multiple treatment modalities exist for unicameral bone cysts (UBC), including steroid injection, autologous bone marrow injection, mechanical decompression, intramedullary fixation, curettage, and bone grafting. All have their own potential limitations such as high recurrence rates, cyst persistence, need for multiple procedures, and prolonged immobilization. A minimally invasive re...

BACKGROUND Every year around 50 million unintended pregnancies worldwide are terminated by induced abortion. Even in countries, where it is legalized and performed in a safe environment, abortion carries some risk of complications for women. Findings of researchers on the factors that influence the sequelae of abortion are controversial and inconsistent. This study evaluates the effects of gest...

Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary is the third most common epithelial tumour of the ovary, accounting for between 16% and 25% of these tumours.1 A co-existing adenocarcinoma of the endometrium has been found in 14-25% of patients.2' 3 CASE REPORT A 45-year-old female, para 2, presented to the gynaecological outpatient clinic with a two-year history of menorrhagia. There was no intermenstrual ...

BACKGROUND Giant cell tumors (GCTs) are benign, locally aggressive tumors. We examined the rate of local recurrence of spinal GCTs and sought to identify recurrence factors in patients who underwent surgery. METHODS Between 1995 and 2014, 94 mobile spine GCT patients were treated at our hospital, comprising 43 male and 51 female patients with an average age of 33.4 years. Piecemeal intralesio...

AIMS Intralesional treatment of giant cell tumour (GCT) of the bone may result in a high rate of local recurrence. The introduction of local adjuvant therapy, such as cementation or phenolization, has lead to a significant reduction in recurrence rates. Due to the combined use of phenol and cementation in most studies, the effect of phenol alone is described in this study. METHODS Twenty prim...

The existence of a shallow or virtual tetraquark state, c c ū d̄, is discussed. Using the putative masses for the doubly charmed baryons (c c u/c c d) from SELEX, the mass of the c c ū d̄ state is estimated to be about 3.9GeV , only slightly above the DD threshold. The experimental signatures for various c c ū d̄ masses are also discussed. Typeset using REVTEX 1

OBJECTIVE To compare endocervical brushing with endocervical curettage with respect to diagnostic yield by histology and patient discomfort. METHODS Nonpregnant women referred for colposcopy because of abnormal Papanicolaou test results were randomized to endocervical sampling with either a metal curette (endocervical curettage [ECC]) or an endocervical brush. Extensive endocervical canal bru...

Benign bone lesions present a unique challenge to the practicing orthopaedist. They are a not uncommon problem that often present in the pediatric or young adult population. The most common diagnoses include giant cell tumor of bone, aneurysmal bone cysts, unicameral (simple) bone cysts, metaphyseal fibrous defects, and fibrous dysplasia. Appropriate surgical intervention must balance acceptabl...