Anticholinergic therapy: A case-based approach
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): Dudley Robinson, George AraklitisAbstractAnticholinergic medication remains integral in the management of women with Overactive Bladder syndrome although there is increasing evidence to support a link with the impairment of cognitive function. This editorial will review the available evidence and discuss the management of patients in order to minimise anticholinergic burden with a particular focus on the elderly. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 20, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Interventional treatments for chronic pelvic pain caused by myometrial cysts
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 20, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Ovarian vein sampling, and serum and urine testosterone monitoring in ovarian Leydig cell tumors: A report of two cases
ConclusionAdditional diagnostic modalities, such as ovarian venous sampling, should be considered when the etiology of hyperandrogenism cannot be identified through lab work or imaging. In addition, sequential post-operative testosterone levels in serum or urine can help confirm adequate removal of the ovarian tumor. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 20, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Antipsychotic therapies and bone health
Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): Stavroula A. Paschou, Paraskevi Mentzelopoulos, Irene Lambrinoudaki (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 20, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Surgical treatment of acute aortic dissection Stanford type A in the third trimester of pregnancy: A case report
ConclusionAortic dissection in pregnancy is relatively rare, but physicians should be on high alert for the condition when a pregnant woman has chest pain. Early diagnosis and adequate treatment in addition to regular multidisciplinary care are crucial to achieve favourable results. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 20, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Severe rebound disease activity after fingolimod withdrawal in a pregnant woman with multiple sclerosis managed with rituximab: A case study
We report a woman with multiple sclerosis who discontinued fingolimod in the first month of her pregnancy. She developed severe disease rebound which responded poorly to steroids. She was started on rituximab, which was continued during the rest of her pregnancy and beyond. Rituximab appeared safe and well tolerated by both mother and infant, and could be considered in pregnancy for those patients with multiple sclerosis who are at high risk of gestational and postpartum relapse. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 20, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Brachioradial pruritus in a 52-year-old woman: a case report
We describe a patient who suffered brachioradial pruritus for many years and was misdiagnosed by multiple specialists until she presented to our pain clinic. The patient had undergone invasive diagnostic testing by previous specialists but this had not led to diagnosis. After a thorough history and exam, the diagnosis of brachioradial pruritus was considered and the patient was treated with anticonvulsant medications, as these have been shown to be effective in this condition. This case is of interest to all physicians treating female patients as consideration of this diagnosis can avoid unnecessary invasive diagnostic tes...
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - November 1, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma during pregnancy with a BRAF kinase inhibitor: A case report
ConclusionMalignancy during pregnancy poses both medical and ethical dilemmas in the management and treatment of cancer. The treatment of late-stage melanoma in pregnancy with a BRAF kinase inhibitor may be an option. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 31, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Successful management of a rudimentary uterine horn ectopic pregnancy by combining methotrexate and surgery: A case report
We describe a case of rudimentary horn pregnancy diagnosed in the first trimester in an asymptomatic and haemodynamically stable woman. Medical termination of the pregnancy was performed with systemic and intrasacular methotrexate. Laparoscopic uterine horn excision was performed three months after termination.This case shows that early diagnosis of a rudimentary horn pregnancy is key to the successful management of this condition. Preoperative medical termination in an asymptomatic woman proved to be an effective and safe option that minimized surgical risks. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 31, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Supraventricular tachycardia and the menstrual cycle
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): M.M Schreuder, M. Sunamura, J.E. Roeters van Lennep (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 23, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Uterine rupture in a gravid, unscarred uterus: a case report
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): S.D. Halassy, J. Eastwood, J. PrezzatoAbstractWhen advising a pregnant patient who has previously had a cesarean section about the risks of trial of labor, it is important to explain the risk of uterine rupture. Subjective symptoms of abdominal pain or objective findings of non-reassuring fetal status and loss of fetal station are often indicative of this disease process, which most commonly is caused by a defect on the uterus from the cesarean delivery. Any uterine surgical intervention (myomectomy, for example) is the leadi...
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 18, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Abdominal pregnancy implanted on surface of pedunculated subserosal uterine leiomyoma: a case report
Publication date: Available online 15 October 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): Hiroshi Sato, Yukako Mizuno, Sunao Matsuzaka, Tatsuro Horiuchi, Shota Kanbayashi, Miho Masuda, Ayaka Nakashima, Makiko Ikeda, Miki Yasuda, Hajime Morishita, Yukiko Ando, Kenji Oida, Nao Taguchi, Masaya HiroseAbstractAbdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Various sites of implantation in abdominal pregnancy have been reported. Uterine serosa is an extremely rare implantation site, with only a few cases reported to date. No case of abdominal pregnancy implanted on the surface of a subserosal uterine leiomyoma ...
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 16, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Myometrial cysts: A case series
Publication date: Available online 15 October 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): Lucy J. Green, Tervinder Sokhi, Moji Balogun, Raji GanesanAbstractCysts in the uterine wall are rare. They are detected by imaging or at pathological examination after myomectomy or hysterectomy. They encompass a range of underlying aetiologies. This is the first case series of myometrial cysts with a description of clinical, imaging and pathology findings. (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 16, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Fimbrial dermoid cyst with elevated CA19-9 levels: a case report
We report the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented in an acute setting with pelvic pain, an adnexal mass on imaging and a high CA19-9 level. She was taken for surgery, where a large dermoid cyst was found at the fimbrial end of a fallopian tube at the time of laparoscopy, with no apparent connection to either ovary and absence of ovarian necrosis. This was corroborated on final histology. Dermoid cysts in aberrant locations are usually reported at Caesarean section or during laparoscopic sterilisation and thus, understandably, a pre-operative CA19-9 level is rarely available. That and the rarity of these 'ectopic derm...
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 16, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Childhood Predictors of Age at Natural Menopause
Publication date: Available online 14 October 2019Source: Case Reports in Women's HealthAuthor(s): Victoria M. Ettorre, Gloria A. Bachmann (Source: Case Reports in Womens Health)
Source: Case Reports in Womens Health - October 15, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
