Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignant neoplasm, which occurs in majority of cases postmenopausally. The current standard treatment surgical - total hysterectomy. However, it may also occur younger patients, who are planning pregnancy and want to choose fertility-sparing treatment. For those patients oral high dose progestin therapy with or without hysteroscop...

The abdominal wall is a very rare site for endometrial cancer metastases. Its appearance generally indicates advanced cancer with poor prognosis. We report a case of a 55-year-old female who presented with an incisional hernia 4 years after abdominal panhysterectomy for endometrioid adenocarcinoma in 2009. Open hernia mesh repair was performed but on follow-up, she complained of pain and a swel...

Introduction Swiss incidences as well as mortality rates for cancer of the corpus uteri have decreased slightly over the last 20 years [1]. In the recent past (2006-2010), about 16 in 100’000 women were diagnosed each year with endometrial cancer, while 3 in 100’000 died of their disease. The most common type of cancer is adenocarcinoma of the endometrial lining, which is the most common malign...

INTRODUCTION Endometriosis of the lung and the diaphragm is rare. Patients may present with symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, and shoulder pain or they may be asymptomatic. Of note, there have been few reports of bilateral catamenial disease, and no reports, to our knowledge, of bilateral pathology proven pulmonary parenchymal endometriosis. CASE A 43-year-old with stage IV e...

As a result of the trend toward late childbearing, fertility preservation has become a major issue in young women with gynaecological cancer. Fertility-sparing treatments have been successfully attempted in selected cases of cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer, and gynaecologists should be familiar with fertility-preserving options in women with gynaecological malignancies. Options to pres...

Abstract This is a rare presentation of an impacted gallstone leading to ileovaginal fistula. A 76-year old female presented with 4 week history faecal vaginal discharge and weight loss on background endometrial cancer treated chemotherapy radiotherapy 9 years ago. She was initially investigated pelvc MRI which showed collection in the stump. further abdominal pelvic CT scan revealed cholecysto...

statement of problem: the goal of a successful endodontic surgery is to establish an adequate seal in apical region. therefore during surgery, root-end resection is essential for an appropriate situation and proper access.purpose: the aim of this study was to determine the most appropriate root-end resection angle to establish adequate apical seal in periapical surgerymaterials and methods: for...

The evidence of the efficacy of preoperative medical treatment with danazol, gonadotrophin releasing-hormone agonists (GnRHa) or progestins in facilitating surgery and improving the long-term results of myomectomy, hysteroscopic metroplasty and endometrial resection has been reviewed. Sixteen randomized and non-randomized controlled clinical trials, published in the English literature between 1...

Background: To compare the effects of Dilapan-S versus phloroglucinol on cervical dilation in hysteroscopic polyp resection. Methods: This prospective, observational study enrolled non-menopausal patients with endometrial polyps who underwent operative hysteroscopy for transcervical resection between October 2021 and 2022. The were given or dilation. primary outcome was time; secondary outcomes...