Uterine leiomyomas or fibroids are the most common neoplasm of the uterus. These are commonly encountered in middle aged women in the reproductive age group. Depending upon the location within the uterus and their size, fibroids can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The common symptoms are of abnormal vaginal bleeding and pain. Fibroids can undergo secondary changes like hyaline, cystic or red de...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of selective pelvic PET/CT with retrograde bladder irrigation in evaluating pelvic pathologies. METHODS Thirty-eight patients (22 women and 16 men), with a mean age of 61 y (range, 41-81 y) and a neoplastic background (most of them of pelvic pathology), were assessed with PET/CT. The most prevalent findings were urothelial (14...

Laparoscopy has been used for decades now in the treatment of various abdominal pathologies general surgery, urology, gynecology and pediatric surgery. The use laparoscopy establishing diagnosis when other modalities have failed is also well known. aim this study was to assess uses as a diagnostic tool problems Mosul City hospitals its benefits achieving accurate diagnosis. Between year 2009 20...

BACKGROUND To assess the quality of images obtained from time-resolved MRA together with the accuracy of this technique in diagnosing vascular diseases and the usefulness of haemodynamic information provided by this method. MATERIAL/METHODS The study group included 120 patients with different vascular pathologies excluding of intracranial vessels. All patients underwent time-resolved MRA on 1...

Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is the simultaneous occurrence of intra- and extrauterine pregnancies. It is a rare event in spontaneous pregnancies with an incidence of less than 1:15000 however the frequency has increased to 1% in accordance with the widespread use of assisted reproductive techniques (ART). The pre-operative diagnosis of this condition is generally difficult and it would be life t...

Interstitial cystitis (IC) remains a diagnosis of exclusion, based on the symptoms of urinary urgency, frequency, and pelvic pain in the absence of other definable causes. Certain areas of controversy in the field of IC research have a significant adverse affect on patients. Many physicians still do not believe that IC exists, or else believe that it is a rare postmenopausal condition. This can...

objective: we intended to determine causes and histological pattern of hysterectomies in an iranian population. materials and methods: archived reports of pathology department of a university hospital dated march 2005 to march 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. age, chief complaint, type of operation including abdominal, vaginal and subtotal hysterectomy, the indication of the operation and th...

OBJECTIVES To review the current role of laparoscopy and robot-assisted laparoscopy for managing urinary lithiasis. RESULTS The contemporary indications for laparoscopic stone management are: anatomical variations in location or shape of the kidney (pelvic kidney, horseshoe kidney and malrotated kidney); coexisting pathologies, e.g. pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction; and stones in a renal u...