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B Acar

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PubMed1992

Diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging in gynaecology.

In this study 23 patients with various gynaecological pathologies were evaluated. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed in all cases, but only 14 were evaluated with computed tomography. On the basis of ultrasonography, 4 patients were labelled as having malignant ovarian tumours, however, this diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging in only 1 of the 4. Magnetic resonance imaging also determined the correct diagnosis in a patient with endometrioma whereas computed tomography showed only a simple cyst, and ultrasonography diagnosed a subserous myoma. Tumour was demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging in 2 patients with cervical carcinoma although computed tomography and ultrasonography had previously shown no tumour mass in these patients. It was concluded that magnetic resonance imaging is much superior to computed tomography and ultrasonography in gynaecological diagnosis. This advantage results from the correct detection of the contents of ovarian cysts, the number and localization of uterine leiomyomas in T2 scans, invasion of uterine malignancies and differential diagnosis of subserous uterine leiomyomas from ovarian tumours.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Piperacillin alone vs triple antibiotic combination in gynecological infections.

Forty hospitalized adult patients with gynecological infections were randomly assigned to treatment either with piperacillin alone (22 patients) or with the combination of gentamicin, clindamycin and penicillin G (18 patients). The aim of the study was to investigate the possibility of replacing a triple combination therapy with a single-agent broad spectrum antibiotic. Penicillin G was added for the coverage of enterococci. The median duration of treatment was 8 days for both groups. The daily dose for the administered drugs was 12g for piperacillin, 4mg/kg for gentamicin, 1.8g for clindamycin and 20 million units for penicillin G. The cure-improvement rate in the single agent therapy group was 90.9% and in the combination therapy group 94.4%. These differences were not statistically significant. No side effects were reported. It is concluded that single agent piperacillin is as effective as the combination therapy used in this study for the treatment of hospitalized gynecological infections.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Ovarian function in women immediately post partum.

Ovarian function in pregnant women at term was investigated by obtaining plasma samples from both ovarian veins simultaneously with a peripheral sample from the antecubital vein. All samples were analyzed by radioimmunoassay to determine the concentration of progesterone, estradiol, estrone, androstenedione, testosterone, and human chorionic gonadotropin. The corpus luteum was found to secrete progesterone and not significant amounts of estrogens or androgens. Extraluteal tissue secreted estrogens and androgens and also progesterone. No quantitative relationship was found between the concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin and any ovarian steroid, and estradiol appeared to be produced from both estrone and testosterone.

Androgens↗