Genital schistosomiasis mansoni: tubal tumor and parietal peritoneum involvement diagnosed during laparoscopy / Esquistossomose mansônica genital: tumor de trompa e envolvimento do peritônio parietal diagnosticados durante laparoscopia

Female genital schistosomiasis is not uncommon in endemic areas for schistosomiasis, but there are few reports in the Brazilian medical literature. Here, we describe the case of a 31-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain who was diagnosed as presenting a fallopian tube tumor caused by Manson's schistosomiasis. The diagnosis was delayed because her symptoms were considered nonspecific. Involvement of the parietal peritoneum of the ovarian fossa was observed during laparoscopy and confirmed by histological analysis. The left tube and the tumor were excised and schistosomiasis was treated with praziquantel. She presented a full recovery and options for future reproduction are under evaluation.

Esquistossomose genital feminina não é incomum em áreas endêmicas para esquistossomose, mas, há poucos relatos na literatura médica brasileira. Descrevemos aqui, o caso de uma paciente de 31 anos com dor abdominal no baixo ventre que recebeu o diagnóstico de tumor da trompa de falópio causada pela esquistossomose mansônica. O diagnóstico foi retardado porque os sintomas foram considerados inespecíficos. Havia envolvimento do peritônio parietal da fossa ovárica durante a laparoscopia, confirmado à histologia. A tuba esquerda e o tumor foram extirpados e a esquistossomose foi tratada com praziquantel. A paciente apresentou recuperação completa e opções para reprodução futura estão sob avaliação.

Embolização arterial uterina para tratamento de miomas. Experiência preliminar do Hospital Semper / Uterine artery embolization for treatment of leomyomata uteri. A review of the literature and the initial results of Semper Hospital

A embolização arterial uterina (EAU) para tratamento de miomas através do cateterismo seletivo das artérias uterinas tem-se estabelecido como uma opção eficaz, segura e minimamente invasiva. Neste artigo, fazemos revisão bibliográfica sobre o assunto no período compreendido entre 1994 e 2003, tomando como base o banco de dados da LILACS/BIREME, e apresentamos a experiência preliminar inicial do Serviço de Hemodinântica do Hospital Semper em Belo Horizonte.

Purposes: to make a review of the literature on uterine arterial embolization for the treatment of symptomatic uterine, leiomyomata and present the initial results of Semper Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Methods: medical publications on the subject were analized, from the first publication in 1996, until July 2003, considering the LILACS/BIREME database. We also made a retrospective study of the first 19 patients treated with this approach at Semper Hospital, in Belo Horizonte, analyzing the technical aspects recorded in CD and consulting the medical and ultrassonographic patient records. Results: technical success, defined as selective catheterization and embolization of both uterine arteries, was reached in 100% of patients (n=19). Sixteen of the seventeen patients with menorrhage (94,1%) recovered normal menstrual cycles. Pelviv pain and symptoms of organ compression disappeared in all the patients that presented these symptoms before the procedure. The hemoglobin levels rose from 6.0 - 11.2 g/dl on admission to 12.2 - 14.1 g/dl on the 6 month follow-up. Conclusion: Particulate uterine arterial embolization now constitutes a safe and effective alternative to hysterectomy or myomectomy for the treatment of uterine leiomyomata.