Diagnóstico incidental de endometriosis vesical / Incidental diagnosis of vesical endometriosis

INTRODUCCIÓN: La afectación del sistema urogenital por la endometriosis es infrecuente, la vejiga es el órgano más dañado. Se manifiesta clínicamente con urgencia miccional, polaquiuria, dolor hipogástrico, hematuria y, en ocasiones, es causa de infertilidad. OBJETIVOS: Presentar un nuevo caso de endometriosis vesical así como su diagnóstico y tratamiento. MÉTODOS: Paciente de 24 años de edad con antecedentes de buena salud que asistió a la consulta de Ginecología por dolor persistente en bajo vientre, en los días previos a la menstruación, de varios meses de evolución. Refería también ligero esfuerzo miccional inicial. El examen físico del abdomen y los genitales, internos y externos, era normal. En el ultrasonido abdominal se informaron dos lesiones tumorales de aspecto quístico a nivel del trígono vesical, las cuales se confirmaron en el estudio vía transvaginal. RESULTADOS: En la cistoscopia se constataron las tumoraciones a nivel de la barra interuretérica las cuales se resecaron con el asa de corte. El informe anátomo-patológico de la pieza quirúrgica fue endometriosis vesical. En la laparoscopia se constató otro foco de endometriosis en el fondo de saco de Douglas. Se le puso tratamiento específico con mifepristona 5 mg diarios por 6 meses y ha evolucionado satisfactoriamente; el estudio ultrasonográfico y la cistoscopia de control semestrales fueron negativos. CONCLUSIONES: La realización del ultrasonido abdominal y transvaginal, en pacientes en edad fértil con dolor pelviano recurrente de origen no precisado, con o sin síntomas urinarios asociados, posibilita el diagnóstico y el tratamiento precoces de la endometriosis vesical

INTRODUCTION: The urogenital system affection from endometriosis if uncommon where the more involved organ is the bladder. Its clinical manifestations are a urgent miction, pollakiuria, hypogastric pain, hematuria and occasionally is a cause of infertility. OBJECTIVES: To present a new case of vesical endometriosis as well its diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: This is the case of female patient aged 24 with a history of good health came to Gynecology consultation due to persistent pain in lower stomach previous days to menstruation of several months of course, as well an initial miction effort .Physical examination of abdomen and genital internal and external organs was normal. In abdominal US were informed two tumor lesions of cystic appearance at vesical trigone level, which were verified through a transvaginal study. RESULTS: During cystoscopy tumor were at ureteric bar, which were resected with cut loop. The report of anatomical-pathological report of surgical sample was a vesical endometriosis. At laparoscopy appeared an endometriosis focus in Douglas's cul-de-sac. Treatment with 5 mg daily of Mifepristone for 6 months with a satisfactory evolution; US study and six-monthly control cystoscopy were negative. CONCLUSIONS:The abdominal and transvaginal US carrying out in patient of fertile age with recurrent pelvic pain ion not-defined origin, with or without associated urinary symptoms, allow the early diagnosis and treatment of vesical endometriosis

The Usefulness of the Abdominal Computerized Tomography for the Diagnosis of Childhood Obesity and Its Correlation with Various Parameters of Obesity / 소아과

PURPOSE: Abdominal obesity is encountered as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. However, the anthropometric cut-off value to estimate the cardiovascular risk, has not been suggested. This study was designed to find the relationship between the abdominal fat and various parameters of obesity to find the cardiovascular risk factors related to abdominal obesity and to establish practical methods to measure them. METHODS: Twenty seven obese Korean adolescents of moderate to severe degree and 22 healthy adolescents were enrolled. The body mass index (BMI), arm circumference and skinfold thickness were measured. Furthermore, blood lipid, sugar, insulin and four different cytokines' levels were checked and the distribution of body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis. The subcutaneous and intra-abdominal fat thickness by abdominal ultrasonography (US) and the total and intra-abdominal fat area by abdominal computerized tomography (CT) were measured in the obese group. RESULTS: The most accurate method to measure abdominal fat in children is abdominal CT and the fat mass measured by bioelectrical impedance was strongly correlated with it (r=0.954). It was also correlated with arm circumference, fat thickness measured by abdominal US, BMI, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and triglyceride level. CONCLUSION: Abdominal CT is the most accurate method to measure intra-abdominal fat, and it can be replaced by abdominal US for cost effectiveness. The screening methods that can be used at school or in outpatient basis include bioelectrical impedance, waist/hip ratio, and arm circumference. The cardiovascular risk factors include leptin, triglyceride and insulin level.