Gynaecology

A new complication of adnexal transposition: isolated torsion of the Fallopian tube

Cécile Muzelle, Jérôme Delotte, Babou Soilihi Karimdjee and André Bongain

A woman with known adnexal transposition for carcinoma of the cervix presented with abdominopelvic pain. The previously known complications of adnexal transposition are discussed and the first description of isolated torsion of the fallopian tube is presented.

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(Vol 11 p 25-27, Gynaecology: 26 March 2011)

Differential diagnosis of an incarcerated inguinal hernia: extraperitoneal endometrioma of the round ligament

Jack J. K. Ku, Michael Marfan, Michael O’ Shea, Adam Louie, John Lynch and Anthony Griffin

General surgeons may encounter endometriosis when extraperitoneal forms of the disease mimic a symptomatic inguinal hernia in premenopausal women. Diagnosis is often difficult, especially in the absence of menstrual symptoms, and is often made during surgical groin exploration. We present a case of extraperitoneal endometrioma simulating a symptomatic inguinal hernia and...

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(Vol 6 p 18-21, General Surgery, Gynaecology: 20 July 2006)

Secondary vesical calculus following translocated IUCD in urinary bladder

E.S. Garba and A.O. Oguntayo

We describe an uncommon case of bladder calculus arising from a translocated intrauterine contraceptive devise (IUCD) in a 36-year-old female patient with a 5-year-old IUCD who consulted for recurrent episodes of cystitis. Her evaluation established a bladder calculus that warranted surgery. She underwent a cystolithotomy, which dislodged a calculus (8×6×4 cm) that was...

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(Vol 3 p 13-15, Gynaecology: September 2003)

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Editor-in-Chief

Frank Cross

Consultant Surgeon

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Editors

Neil Barnes

Consultant Physician

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Ali Jawad

Consultant Rheumatologist

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK