Endometriosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Endometriosis (from endo , "inside", and metra , "womb") is a medical condition in women in which endometrial like cells appear and flourish in areas outside the uterine cavity. The uterine cavit...
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It is also known by the names Douglas pouch, Douglas cavity, Douglas space and Douglas cul-de-sac.[1] ... In a sexual context, the rectouterine pouch is referred to as the epicenter or deep spot (in common with the AFE zone), the PFE zone (posterior fornix erogenous zone) or, most commonly, the cul-de-sac...
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In this patient, endometriosis is seen on the posterior surface of the uterine fundus (just to the right of the metal probe), at the base of the right uterosacral ligament and in the cul-de-sac between the uterine ligaments.
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Endometrial implants have many appearances: ... the classical "powder-burn" or blueberry lesion ... white lesions that mimic scar tissue...
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Cul-de-sac: A viewer writes regarding the term "cul-de-sac": "I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it?" The answer is of course: "Yes" (or you'd not be reading this here). An anatomic cul-de-sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end.
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Background: Incarceration is a rare complication of uterine prolapse and is usually associated with bladder calculi. We report a case of uterine incarceration associated with an abscess in the cul-de-sac. Case: A 64-year-old woman presented with complaints of vaginal prolapse.
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Mean uterine GAG concentrations were significantly higher than those in vaginal cul-de-sac from Day 3 to Day 6 in PMSG-treated and saline-treated animals following progestagen implant removal (P < 0.05). Keratan sulfate concentrations showed a similar response--concentrations were higher in uterine tissue than in...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/8870103
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The physician should palpate for a fixed, retroverted uterus, adnexal and uterine tenderness, pelvic masses or nodularity along the uterosacral ligaments. A rectovaginal examination is required to identify uterosacral, cul-de-sac or septal nodules.
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Glycosaminoglycans of the uterine and vaginal cul-de-sac tissue in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). ... Mean uterine GAG concentrations were significantly higher than those in vaginal cul-de-sac from Day 3 to Day 6 in PMSG-treated and saline-treated animals following progestagen implant removal (P < 0.05).
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8870103
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