Messaropoulos Pantelis, Panagopoulos Perikles, Zygouris Dimitrios, Tsavari Ekaterini, Manoloudaki Kassiani, Christodoulaki Chrisi, Katsetos Christos, Katsoulis Michail
A case report of a 79 – year – old Greek woman that presented in our hospital with vaginal yellowish discharge, is reported. The patient underwent dilation and curettage, and later a total abdominal hysterectomy, and the histology revealed a rare case of extrapulmonary genital tuberculosis of the endometrium …
Sofoudis Chrisostomos, Koumousidis Antonios, Vervesou Elisavet, Sinha Prabha, Politi Ekaterini, Salakos Nikolaos
The correlation between non – Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and the genital tract is unquestionable. The ovaries represent the most common anatomic sites. In many cases the clinical spectrum seems identical and misleads the treatment management. The prognosis is often poor due to delayed or inaccurate diagnosis. We present a case of a 63 – year – old female patient with NHL mimicking ovarian carcinoma …
Vrachnis Nikolaos, Grimbizis Grigorios, Messinis Ioannis
The first successful uterine transplant is a groundbreaking medical advance that constitutes a milestone in the field of human reproduction. The surgical procedure, which involves the transplantation of a healthy uterus into a female, is considered a viable option for women whose uterus is congenitally absent or after hysterectomy, or is severely diseased …
Vrachnis Nikolaos, Grimbizis Grigorios, Kassanos Dimitrios
The Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology is organizing the 13th Hellenic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the city of Volos in Greece. On 28 – 31 May 2015 the Congress will offer a rich variety of events such as lectures, hands-on workshops, videos and debate discussions …
Vrachnis Nikolaos, Farmakides George, Loufopoulos Aristotelis
It is our great pleasure to be embarking on our term as Editors of the first issue in English of the Hellenic Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (HJOG), to the steady development and improvement of which we are firmly committed. The purpose of this Inaugural editorial is two-fold: first, to set forth our vision for the HJOG; second, to introduce the reader to some of the journal’s novel …
Galazios George, Kalamara Eleni, Galaziou Aspasia, Tsikouras Panagiotis, Liberis Vasileios, Kolios George
Introduction: The aim of this study was to estimate the beneficial effects of drospirenone/estradiol combination in postmenopausal women, concerning the improvement of quality of life. Materials and Methods: Sixty one women took part in a non-comparative follow – up study after consent. They were up to one year menopausal, presented climasteric symptoms, had intact uterus and no contraindications …
Androutsopoulos Georgios, Vitsas Charalampos, Thanatsis Nikolaos, Michail Georgios, Terzakis Emmanouel, Decavalas Georgios
Synchronous primary endometrial and ovarian cancers are relatively uncommon in general population. Although their pathogenesis still remains unclear, embryologic, hormonal, genetic or other phenomena may be responsible for the development of synchronous primary endometrial and ovarian cancers. The most common symptoms and signs in those patients are: abnormal uterine bleeding …
Mantakas Xenofon, Sofoudis Chrisostomos, Koumousidis Antonios, Sinha Prabha
The purpose of this study is the review of the literature regarding the placental damage after exposure to heavy metals. The role of the feto-placental unit is particularly important during pregnancy and replaces the function of the not fully formed organs of the fetus, like the lungs, kidneys, the gastrointestinal and the endocrine system. Moreover, it protects the fetus from …
Ajayi Sunday, Chetan Uma
Recurrent ectopic pregnancies can be managed conservatively, medically or surgically and present as a management dilemma for the clinician, in particular if the patient is keen to retain fertility. We report the case of a 25 year old nulliparous woman with a history of 3 previous ectopic pregnancies. The patient was diagnosed with a left ectopic pregnancy, had a successful medical management …
Ioannidis Charilaos
Metastatic tumors to the breast are rare. A case of a 49- year old female patient with a fast growing breast lump, that proved to be metastatic melanoma from an earlier treated cutaneous melanoma of the lower extremity, is presented. Treatment suggestions are made considering the dismal prognosis of these patients …