Despite the arrival of newer imaging modalities, the increase of laparoscopic surgical techniques and the application of subservient reproductive techniques, hysterosalpingography remains one of the main radiological methods for the investigation of female infertility. The purpose of this article is to pictorially present the spectrum of pathological findings revealed with hysterosalpingography.

INTRODUCTION A health systems approach to understanding efforts for improving health care services is gaining traction globally. A component of this approach focuses on health system governance (HSG), which can make or mar the successful implementation of health care interventions. Very few studies have explored HSG in low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria. Studies focusing on men...

PURPOSE Sepsis severity and mortality risk require aggressive therapy which includes hemodynamic support. The best fluid for volume replacement, however, is controversial. This study aimed to compare 0.9% isotonic saline solution versus 7.5% hypertonic saline solution as volume replacement fluid in sepsis induced by cecum ligation plus puncture rats. METHODS This experimental trial included 3...

PURPOSE We assessed the role of preoperative sonohysterography in the diagnosis of intrauterine synechiae. METHODS Nineteen patients with a suspected diagnosis of intrauterine adhesion underwent hysterosalpingography, transvaginal sonography, and sonohysterography performed in the consultation room. The patients were then treated by hysteroscopy under laparoscopic or ultrasound guidance. RE...

The adenocarcinoma cell line HSG from human salivary gland, which proliferates in vitro or in nude mice, was examined by the immunoperoxidase method for the expression of three different types of intermediate-sized filaments (IPs) and of specific anti gens such as carcinoembryonic antigen, S-100 protein, secretory component, lactoferrin, myosin, tropomyosin, and actin. The cultured HSG cells we...

To determine the effects of cobalt chloride on human submandibular gland cells, HSG cells were exposed to various concentrations of cobalt chloride. Cobalt chloride induced cytotoxicity and cell death in HSG cells as determined by phase-contrast microscopy and WST-1 cell viability assay. By using the Hoechst 33342 staining, marked nuclear condensation and fragmentation of chromatin were observe...

AIM The aim of this study was to examine the protective effects of vitamin C (VC) and vitamin E (VE) against hysterosalpingography (HSG)-induced epithelial degeneration and proliferation in rat endometrium. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 28 female Wistar albino rats were randomized into four groups: G1 (n=7; abdomen was opened and closed), G2 (n=7; 0.1 mL Lipiodol [ethiodized oil] was admin...

We show that for the blackbox polynomial identity testing (PIT) problem it suffices to study circuits that depend only on the first extremely few variables. One only need to consider size-s degree-s circuits that depend on the first log◦c s variables (where c is a constant and we are composing c logarithms). Thus, hitting-set generator (hsg) manifests a bootstrapping behavior— a partial hsg aga...

In this study, the in vitro interaction of epirubicin (EPR), a cytostatic antibiotic, with plasma proteins (PP), namely alpha-HSA, gamma-HSG, alpha+beta-HSG and with isolated human red blood cells (RBCs) was investigated and further correlated with the in vivo pharmacokinetics and binding of EPR and two of its metabolites, 13-dihydroepirubicin and 7-deoxydoxorubicinone to RBCs. The in vitro enc...

OBJECTIVES To review the hysterosalpingographic (HSG) findings in women investigated for infertility in a tertiary center in north eastern Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of HSG films of 272 women investigated for infertility between January 2000 and December 2006 were reviewed. RESULTS One hundred and thirty (47.8%) were investigated for primary infertility, while 142...