ABSTRACT
Fusion of the labia minora is a rare event in adult women and rarely seen as a clinical entity. We present a case of a 30-year-old woman with labial fusion, unmarried, a virgin, and sexually inactive with the complaint of discomfort during menstruation and difficulty in micturition since her puberty. The labia minora were fused in the midline with a pinpoint aperture for draining urine, while the clitoris could not be visualized. Previous history regarding a causal factor was perineal trauma in childhood. Effective surgical resection to separate the fusion was done by a radio frequency surgical knife. After the surgical separation, it was possible to expose the normal hymen behind the previously fused labia. We have shown that the separation of labial fusion in adult women with a radio frequency surgical knife, associated with topical application of estrogen cream, prevents re-fusion of the labia and leads to healing without scarring of the vulva.
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Gynecologic Surgical Procedures , Plastic Surgery Procedures , Vulva/surgery , Adult , Female , Humans , RadiosurgeryABSTRACT
This is a case report of a diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a 31-year-old woman. The patient presented with pains in the small pelvis followed by abdominal distension. By pelvic ultrasonography a tumorous mass of cystic architecture was verified in the small pelvis. She was submitted to laparoscopy. The diagnosis of the disease was established by histopathological examination of the material sample taken during laparoscopy. The patient was subsequently submitted to laparotomy upon which peritonectomy, omentectomy and appendectomy were performed. Postoperative combined chemotherapy was given. The patient has been well since completion of the treatment.
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Mesothelioma/diagnosis , Mesothelioma/surgery , Peritoneal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Peritoneal Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Chemotherapy, Adjuvant , Female , Humans , Mesothelioma/pathology , Peritoneal Neoplasms/pathology , Remission Induction , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The case of a 51-year-old woman with a primary carcinoma of the left fallopian tube is presented. Laparotomy performed for an ovarian tumour revealed that the patient had normal ovaries, but a left fallopian tube was dilated and filled with a tumour mass. Histopathological examination revealed primary adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the fallopian tube.
