Oshri Barel, MD, MHA, Jim Tsaltas, MBBS, Sam Sturrock, BM, BS, Amani Harris, BM, BS, Kim Dobromilsky, BM, BS, BPharm Gynaecological Endoscopy Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Health, Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis is a severe condition that can be life threat- ening. It is occasionally […]
Junko Wroblewski, MD, PhD, Hidehiro Kawagoe, MD, PhD, Hiroki Nasu, MD, Kyoko Kawamura, MD, PhD, Yoshihiko Tashiro, MD, PhD, Greggory Wroblewski, BS, MA, Naofumi Okura, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Drs J. Wroblewski, Kawagoe, Nasu, Kawamura, and Okura) and Pathology (Dr Tashiro), National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan. Division of Functional Neuroanatomy, Yamaguchi University Graduate
Akihiro Takeda, MD, Shotaro Hayashi, MD, Sanae Imoto, MD, Hiromi Nakamura, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Parasitic myoma after laparoscopic myomectomy with power morcellation is an emerging concern that has an iatrogenic aspect. However, the duration necessary for observation to identify parasitic myoma has
D. Ashley Hill, MD, Kimberly Liekweg, BA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida (both authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: An ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare disorder of pregnancy. Case Description: We present a case of an unruptured ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm during the first trimester, managed laparoscopically. The patient had undergone
Shlomo M. Stemmer, MD, MS, Anna Shurshalina, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Dr. Stemmer). Virtua Hospital, Voorhees, NJ, USA (Dr. Stemmer). Genesis Biotechnology Group, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories LLC, Hamilton, NJ, USA (Dr. Shurshalina). ABSTRACT Introduction: There has been a scarcity of cases of isolated fallopian tubes torsion in
Antonia P. Francis, MD, Radu Apostol, DO, Ana Mrkaic, MD, Tara Berman, MD, Ido Sirota, MD, Farr Nezhat, MD Mount Sinai–Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA. ABSTRACT Introduction: The occurrence of pelvic organ fistulas, after extensive pelvic surgery, has been widely described in the literature, as well as their surgical management via abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic approaches.
William Kondo, MD, Monica Tessmann Zomer, MD, Teresa Cristina Santos Cavalcanti, MD Department of Gynecology, Vita Batel Hospital, Paraná, Brazil (Drs Kondo and Zomer). Department of Pathology, Citolab Laboratory, Paraná, Brazil (Dr Cavalcanti). ABSTRACT Introduction: Spontaneous rupture of the bladder is a rare condition that is usually secondary to an underlying pathologic process. We report a rare
Alex Ades, MD, PhD, Kim C. Dobromilsky, BMBS, BPharm AGORA Centre for Women’s Health, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (both authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Transabdominal cerclage (TAC) is a procedure for cervical insufficiency in women in whom transvaginal cerclage cannot be performed. In recent years, laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage has gained favor by eliminating the need for laparotomy and
Hélder Ferreira, MD, Cristina Nogueira-Silva, MD, PhD, Alice Miranda, DVM, Jorge Correia-Pinto, MD, PhD Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (all authors). ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal (all authors). Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal (Dr Ferreira). Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de
Lily Eghdami, MD, Sonia Elguero, MD, Bansari Patel, MD, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Drs. L. Eghdami and M. A. Bedaiwy), Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (Dr. M. A. Bedaiwy), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA (Drs.
