1.Impotence due to External Iliac Steal Syndrome: Treatment with Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stent Placement.
Serkan GUR ; Levent OGUZKURT ; Bilal KAYA ; Guven TEKBAS ; Ugur OZKAN
Korean Journal of Radiology 2013;14(1):81-85
We report a case of erectile dysfunction caused by external iliac artery occlusion, associated with pelvic steal syndrome; bilateral internal iliac arteries were patent. The patient stated that he had experienced erectile dysfunction at similar times along with claudication, but he did not mention it before angiography. He expressed that the erectile dysfunction did not last long and that he felt completely okay after the interventional procedure, in addition to his claudication. Successful treatment of the occlusion, by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent implantation, helped resolve erectile dysfunction completely and treat the steal syndrome.
*Angioplasty
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Arterial Occlusive Diseases/*complications/radiography/*therapy
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Erectile Dysfunction/*etiology/*therapy
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Humans
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Iliac Artery/pathology/*radiography
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Intermittent Claudication/complications
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Male
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Middle Aged
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*Stents
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Subclavian Steal Syndrome/*complications/*therapy
2.Investigation of the Roles of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Galectin-3 Expression in the Pathogenesis of Premenopausal Endometrial Polyps.
Esin KASAP ; Serap KARAARSLAN ; Esra Bahar GUR ; Mine GENC ; Nur SAHIN ; Serkan GÜCLÜ
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2016;50(3):225-230
BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis and etiology of endometrial polyps has not been elucidated. In this study, we aimed to examine the pathogenic mechanisms of endometrial polyp development using immunohistochemistry. We evaluated the expression of galectin-3 and cyclooxgenase-2 (COX-2) during the menstrual cycle in premenopausal women with endometrial polyps or normal endometrium. METHODS: Thirty-one patients with endometrial polyps and 50 healthy control patients were included in this study. The levels of expression of COX-2 and galectin-3 were studied by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: The percentage of COX-2-positive cells and the intensity of COX-2 staining in the endometrium did not vary during the menstrual cycle either in the control group or in patients with endometrial polyps. However, expression of galectin-3 was significantly lower in endometrial polyps and during the proliferative phase of the endometrium compared with the secretory phase. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggests that the pathogenesis of endometrial polyps does not involve expression of COX-2 or galectin-3.
Cyclooxygenase 2*
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Endometrium
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Female
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Galectin 3*
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Menstrual Cycle
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Polyps*