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Ovarian torsion is the fifth most common condition in gynecologic surgical emergencies, with an incidence of 2.7% occuring mainly in women of reproductive age. It is an uncommon but well recognized complication of ovarian stimulation, especially when ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome occurs. Patients with ovarian torsion normally present with an acute abdomen, necessitating an exploratory laparotomy, with removal of the organ when necrosis is evident. Ultrasound may suggest the diagnosis of adnexal torsion. If the ovarian tumor is a luteal cyst, it is also standard to administer progesterone after surgical treatment, although how efficient this treatment is in preventing miscarriage is questionable. A documented case of adnexal torsion associated with in vitro fertilization is hyperstimulated enlarged corpus luteal cyst. Emergency left salpingo-oophorectomy was done and have concluded a successful pregnancy after exogenous progesterone support. We report a case of enlarged corpus luteal cyst torsion in early pregnancy with a brief review of literatures.
Abdomen, Acute ; Abortion, Spontaneous ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Female ; Fertilization in Vitro* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Laparotomy ; Necrosis ; Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome ; Ovulation Induction ; Pregnancy* ; Progesterone ; Ultrasonography

Uterine artery ligation or embolization is a minimally invasive alternative for treatment of symptomatic leiomyoma. However, the experience with pregnancy management and outcome after ablating uterine blood flow is still unknown. We have recently experienced a case of a woman who had two successful spontaneous intrauterine pregnancies after laparoscopic uterine artery ligation to treat uterine myoma for dysmenorrhea and menometrorrhagia.
Dysmenorrhea ; Female ; Humans ; Leiomyoma* ; Ligation* ; Myoma ; Pregnancy* ; Uterine Artery*

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by connective tissue defects resulting in bone fragility, blue sclera, impaired hearing, defective dentition, and hyperlaxibility of the joints. The overall incidence of osteogenesis imperfecta is estimated at 1/25,000. We recently experienced a case of osteogenesis imperfecta type II diagnosed in uterus by ultrasonogram and confirmed after termination of pregnancy and autopsy. We report a case here with a brief review of the literature.
Autopsy ; Connective Tissue ; Dentition ; Diagnosis* ; Hearing ; Incidence ; Joints ; Osteogenesis Imperfecta* ; Osteogenesis* ; Pregnancy ; Sclera ; Ultrasonography* ; Uterus*

Ectopic breast tissue may be seen along a diagonal line drawn from axilla to groin and it is rare with only a few reports in the world. There is a relatively frequent occurrence of ectopic breast tissue close to the breast or in the axilla, but the vulvar location is rare. We experienced a case of ectopic breast tissue in the vulva and reported it with brief review of literatures.
Axilla ; Breast* ; Groin ; Vulva*

Placenta percreta occurs when chorionic villi penetrate through the myometrium up to the serosa. The incidence of placenta percreta is extremely rare (about 1/140000 deliveries) but it is accompanied by life threatening complication of pregnancy due to massive hemorrhage. Antepartum diagnosis and proper management is important to decrease the marternal mortality and morbidity. We present two cases of spontaneous uterine rupture due to placenta percreta with brief review of literature. The one is that a women with a history of previous ceasrean section and placenta previa was treated with cesarean hysterectomy due to the spontaneous uterine rupture with placenta percreta at GA 37(+2) weeks. The other is that a women with a bicornuate uterus had preserved the ruptured uterus with placenta percreta incidentally detected at emergency cesarean section at GA 39(+5) weeks.
Animals ; Cesarean Section ; Chorionic Villi ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Incidence ; Mice ; Mortality ; Myometrium ; Placenta Accreta* ; Placenta Previa ; Placenta* ; Pregnancy ; Serous Membrane ; Uterine Rupture* ; Uterus

Uterine leiomyomas are the most common solid pelvic tumors in women and endometriosis is an exceedingly common gynecologic problem. The most common site of endometriosis is the ovary, and other organs affected are posterior cul-de-sac, anterior uterovesical peritoneum, uterosacral ligaments, tube, uterus, rectovaginal septum, sigmoid colon, cervix and vulva. Cevical endometriosis is usually regarded as an uncommon lesion. We experienced a case of endometriosis of ovary and cervix with huge uterine myoma.
Cervix Uteri* ; Colon, Sigmoid ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Leiomyoma* ; Ligaments ; Ovary* ; Peritoneum ; Uterus ; Vulva

In the past few years a wide variety of fetal abnormalities have been successfully prenatal diagnosed by maternal sonography. Early excision of the choledochal cyst in the newborn is considered to be the optimal treatment and may pose less risk to the patient than delayed surgical exploration. We present a new case diagnosed a choledochal cyst at 23 weeks gestation by routine ultrasound scanning. At 38 weeks gestation a female infant was born by spontaneous delivery. At 7 weeks of age the patient underwent a laparotomy performed cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. We experienced a case of choledochal cyst at prenatal sonography and report our case with a brief review of literature.
Choledochal Cyst* ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Laparotomy ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis* ; Ultrasonography

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to review 10 years' experience of cesarean hysterectomy at our hospital. METHODS: A retrospective study of 37 cases of cesarean hysterectomy between Jan, 1, 1989, and Dec, 31, 1998 was carried out and then method of delivery, maternal age, parity, indication for hysterectomy, amount of transfusion, factors associated with adhesive placenta, and complications of hysterectomy were analysed. RESULTS: The incidence of cesarean hysterectomy was 1 in 639 deliveries. Overall, 0.55% of cesarean sections and 0.02% of vaginal deliveries were followed by cesarean hysterectomy. The higher the age and the parity of patients, the higher incidence of cesarean hysterectomy(p=.000, respectively). The most common indication of cesarean hysterectomy was adhesive placenta(54%). Placenta previa and two more prior cesarean delivery were main risk factors for development of adhesive placenta (Odds ratio: 9.6, 6.1, respectively ; 95% Confidence interval: 2.1-43.5, 1.1-34.2, respectively). Although no maternal deaths occurred, maternal morbidity remained high, including need for transfusion in 29 patients(78%) intraoperative urologic injury in 10 patients(27%), and pulmonary congestion or edema in 7 patients(19%). CONCLUSION: As the incidence of cesarean section and its association with placenta previa and/or accreta continue to rise, we may encounter Cesarean hysterectomy with increasing frequency. Still, cesarean hystere ctomy remains a potentially life saving procedure with which every obstetrician must be familiar.
Adhesives ; Cesarean Section ; Edema ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy* ; Incidence ; Maternal Age ; Maternal Death ; Parity ; Placenta ; Placenta Previa ; Pregnancy ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of nuchal translucency in combination with free beta-hCG, PAPP-A in the first trimester screening for chromosomal anomaly in general population. METHODS: Between April 1998 and December 1999, we evaluated 263 pregnant women undergoing first trimester screening test for fetal chromosomal anomaly using nuchal translucency combined with free beta-hCG, PAPP-A. We confirmed the pregnancy outcomes through chorionic villi sampling, amniocentesis or term delivery. We excluded 15 pregnant women because of their obscure pregnancy outcomes. Statistical analysis was considered significant when P value was lower than 0.05. RESULTS: With a risk cut-off of 1 in 400, 24 pregnancies(9.7%) of 248 cases were screen positive and 224 pregnancies(90.3%) were screen negative. 2 cases of Down syndrome and 1 case of Turner syndrome were detected in screen positive group. No chromosomal anomalies were detected in screen negative group. CONCLUSION: In this study, 8.57% of false positive rate and 12.5% of positive predictive value were obtained in the first trimester screening for chromosomal anomaly using nuchal translucency and serum markers.
Amniocentesis ; Biomarkers ; Chorionic Villi Sampling ; Down Syndrome ; Female ; Humans ; Mass Screening* ; Nuchal Translucency Measurement* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome ; Pregnancy Trimester, First* ; Pregnancy* ; Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A* ; Pregnant Women ; Turner Syndrome