Latika Chawla, Nerita Hazarika, Shalini Rajaram, Pratima Maurya, Ria M, Roda Laishram, Shilpa Panta, Mamta Sah
{"title":"What is your diagnosis?","authors":"Latika Chawla, Nerita Hazarika, Shalini Rajaram, Pratima Maurya, Ria M, Roda Laishram, Shilpa Panta, Mamta Sah","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-8-7","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-8-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"53-55"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921073/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of neonatal outcomes according to the specific absorption rate values of phones used during pregnancy.","authors":"Melek Büyükeren, Fikriye Karanfil Yaman","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-10-1","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-10-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim was to compare neonatal outcomes according to cell phone specific absorption rate (SAR) levels and daily time spent on cell phones by pregnant women.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Women who gave birth at Konya City Hospital between September 2020 and February 2021 were included in this retrospective study. Gestational ages, birth weight, birth length, head circumference, sex, 5-minute APGAR scores, neonate postpartum resuscitation requirement, delivery type, the model of phone used by the pregnant women, and the average time spent on the phone during a day were recorded. To determine the relation between the SAR values of the phones used and delivering a small for gestational age (SGA) baby, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total 1495 pregnant women were included. The rate of delivering a SGA fetus was significantly higher in women who used phones with higher SAR values (p=0.001). The cut-off value for the SAR level was 1.23 W/kg with 69.3% sensitivity and 73.0% specificity (area under the curve: 0.685; 95% confidence interval: 0.643-0.726). No correlation was found between time spent on the phone and SGA birth rate. Although both phone SAR values and time spent on the phone were higher in the symmetrical SGA group compared to the asymmetrical SGA group, the difference was not significant (p>0.05). Although the women who had preterm delivery had higher phone SAR values and had spent more time on the phone compared to those who had term deliveries, the difference was again not significant (p>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As the SAR values of cell phones used during pregnancy increased, there was a trend towards delivering a SGA baby.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"7-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921072/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yıldız Akdaş Reis, Erol Nadi Varlı, Sadullah Özkan, Murat Levent Dereli, Arife Akay, Harun Egemen Tolunay, Yaprak Engin Üstün
{"title":"Importance of hemogram parameters for predicting uterine scar dehiscence","authors":"Yıldız Akdaş Reis, Erol Nadi Varlı, Sadullah Özkan, Murat Levent Dereli, Arife Akay, Harun Egemen Tolunay, Yaprak Engin Üstün","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-11-5","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-11-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The pathophysiology of uterine scar dehiscence is not yet clear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether preoperative hemogram parameters can be used as predictive markers of uterine scar dehiscence, thus improving prediction and contributing to management of repeat Cesarean section.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Between 2015 and 2020, 36670 (47.6%) cesarean sections were delivered in our hospital and 16943 of them had a previous Cesarean section. All cases of uterine scar rupture detected during Cesarean section were identified, and a total of 40 patients were included after excluding cases with impairment of the systemic inflammatory response (SIR). Controls consisted of 40 randomly selected, age-and body mass index (BMI)-matched patients, and the groups were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Age, BMI, and gravidity were similar (p>0.05). Although the gestational week and Apgar scores were similar between the groups (p>0.05), the birth weight amongst controls was significantly higher than the uterine dehiscence group (p=0.028). Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and other hemogram values were similar in both groups (p>0.05). Mean platelet volume (MPV) in the control group was significantly higher than in the uterine rupture group (p=0.049). Regression analysis found no significant result between hemogram parameters, birth weight, and dehiscence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, which set out to identify predictors of the risk of uterine scar dehiscence with SIR parameters, only the MPV value was lower in the dehiscence group.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":" ","pages":"38-43"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921076/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71482973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Giuseppe Martire, Luca Labanca, Matteo Giorgi, Aikaterini Selntigia, Consuelo Russo, Gabriele Centini, Alessandro Ginetti, Claudia D'Abate, Stella Capriglione, Caterina Exacoustos, Francesco Catania, Errico Zupi, Lucia Lazzeri
{"title":"The role of hysteroscopy with morcellator without anesthesia in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding.","authors":"Francesco Giuseppe Martire, Luca Labanca, Matteo Giorgi, Aikaterini Selntigia, Consuelo Russo, Gabriele Centini, Alessandro Ginetti, Claudia D'Abate, Stella Capriglione, Caterina Exacoustos, Francesco Catania, Errico Zupi, Lucia Lazzeri","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-7-1","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-7-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the feasibility of hysteroscopy with morcellator without anesthesia and the diagnostic accuracy of 2D, 3D and power Doppler transvaginal sonography (TVS) in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study including women with AUB. All patients underwent 2D, 3D and power Doppler TVS evaluation of the uterine cavity, and patients with suspicion on ultrasound (US) of endometrial pathology (EP) underwent hysteroscopy with morcellator without anesthesia. The painful symptomatology was assessed during the procedure using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Additionally, histological evaluation was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 182 women underwent US imaging, of whom 131 (72%) had hysteroscopy. 130/131 patients completed the hysteroscopic examination with good compliance (VAS <4). One patient (0.8%) was unable to complete the procedure due to nulliparity and cervical stenosis. Of the 130 patients the US diagnosis was confirmed in 120 (92.3%), while in 10 patients (7.7%) the hysteroscopic diagnosis was different from the US diagnosis. Histological examination confirmed benign endometrial polyps in 115/130 patients (88.5%), while premalignant conditions were diagnosed in 3/130 patients (2.3%) and malignant conditions in 2/130 (1.5%). Of the 10 patients with endometrial thickening, two were diagnosed with a malignant condition.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study confirmed the feasibility of managing patients with AUB and suspicion of EP using \"see-and-treat\" hysteroscopy with morcellator without anesthesia. This procedure has the potential to yield desired outcomes while minimizing pain and discomfort, presenting a feasible outpatient approach for both treating and preventing endometrial carcinoma without requiring anesthesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921079/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pavan Kumar Reddy Kalluru, Haritha Reddy Kalluru, Teja Reddy Allagadda, Mouna Talur, Manna Charlotte Gonepogu, Shalu Gupta
{"title":"Abnormal umbilical cord coiling and association with pregnancy factors.","authors":"Pavan Kumar Reddy Kalluru, Haritha Reddy Kalluru, Teja Reddy Allagadda, Mouna Talur, Manna Charlotte Gonepogu, Shalu Gupta","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-3-3","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-3-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The umbilical cord, as a connecting bridge between two lives, plays an important role in fetal development. Though studies on the umbilical cord date back many years, extensive studies on certain umbilical cord characteristics, such as umbilical cord coiling, are rare. Cord coiling, measured by the umbilical coiling index, is a physiological phenomenon that offers resistance to external pressures. Umbilical cord coiling is a result of several factors, both environmental and genetic. However, umbilical cords sometimes coil abnormally, resulting in hypocoiling, hypercoiling, or non-coiling which have significant associations with adverse perinatal outcomes. An all-language literature search was conducted on Medline from 1970 to 2023. The following search terms were used; umbilical cord; umbilical coiling; coiling index; abnormal coiling; perinatal outcomes, and cross-referencing yielded further information. We comprehensively reviewed the literature on umbilical cord coiling, factors contributing to coiling, abnormal coiling of the umbilical cord, and the association with several factors including maternal age, gravida, gestational diabetes mellitus, pre-eclampsia, abruption, birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation, maternal iron status, small for gestational age, fetal heart rate variations, ponderal index, and sought possible explanations.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"44-52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921081/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hasan Ali İnal, Orkun Han, Zeynep Öztürk İnal, Meryem İlkay Eren Karanis, İlknur Küçükosmanoğlu
{"title":"Evaluation of concordance between loop electrosurgical excisional procedure and cervical colposcopic biopsy results","authors":"Hasan Ali İnal, Orkun Han, Zeynep Öztürk İnal, Meryem İlkay Eren Karanis, İlknur Küçükosmanoğlu","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-1-11","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-1-11","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the results of loop electrosurgical excisional procedures (LEEP) with colposcopic biopsy results of patients who presented to our hospital for vaginal smears.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The LEEP reports of patients who presented to our gynecology clinic between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. The data were obtained from electronic patient records and the department of medical pathology archives.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 579 patients were evaluated with a mean age of 38.05±6.17 years. Colposcopy-guided biopsy was not taken from 102 patients. The results of the remaining 477 (82.4%) patients were: no dysplasia (n=12; 2.1%), Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-I (CIN-I) (n=99; 17.1%), CIN-II (n=111; 19.2%), CIN-III (n=248; 42.8%), and cancer (n=7; 1.2%). Completed excision was performed in 87.0% of the patients using LEEP, the lesion was positive at the surgical margins in 10.9%, and the lesion could not be completely excised in 2.1%. The complication rate after LEEP was 3.1% including pelvic pain (n=5; 0.9%) and bleeding (n=13; 2%). The histopathologic results of LEEP were: benign (n=50; 8.6%), CIN-I (n=110; 19.0%), CIN-II (n=89; 15.4%), CIN-III (n=280; 48.4%), cancer (n=7; 1.2%), and metaplasia (n=37; 6.4%). The concordance between colposcopic biopsy and LEEP results was 85.9% for CIN-I, 71.2% for CIN-II, 98.4% for CIN-III, and 85.7% for cancer diagnoses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>LEEP is a simple minimally invasive method used in the treatment of CIN, with low persistence, recurrence, and complication rates and increased human papillomavirus clearance in most patients. Our results support the consistency of cervical colposcopic biopsy and LEEP results.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":" ","pages":"13-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921077/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138487858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combined delta neutrophil index and red blood cell distribution width as a new biomarker to predict endometriosis","authors":"Özlem Kayacık Günday, Mehmet Yılmazer","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-11-4","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-11-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of delta neutrophil index (DNI) in predicting endometriosis.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A retrospective, case-control study was performed in a tertiary care center. DNI, red cell distribution width (RDW), and other blood parameters obtained from complete blood counts of 267 patients, consisting of 122 (45.7%) endometriosis patients with proven pathology reports of stages 3-4, and a control group of 145 women who underwent laparoscopy for simple ovarian cyst and/or diagnostic purposes and had normal histopathology, were compared. Receiver operating characteristic and logistic regression analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>DNI and RDW were significantly higher in endometriosis patients than in the control group (p=0.034 and p=0.003, respectively). Other parameters obtained from complete blood counts (leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocytes, and platelet counts and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio), did not differ (p>0.05). For DNI, at a cut-off value of 0.025, area under the curve (AUC) was 0.572 and it was statistically significant [p=0.042; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.503-0.642, sensitivity: 45.9%, specificity: 67.6%, Youden’s index: 0.135]. For RDW, AUC: 0.601 for cut-off value of 13.65 was statistically significant (p=0.004, 95% CI: 0.553-0.669, sensitivity: 50.8%, specificity: 67.6%, Youden’s index: 0.184). The logistic regression model established with the combined marker obtained by multiplying the DNI and RDW was statistically significant (p<0.001, Nagelkerke R2=0.72, 95% CI: 2.58-47.26, B: 2.40, negative predictive value: 78.6%, positive predictive value: 37.7%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DNI, a new inflammatory marker, and RDW, known to be associated with inflammation, may be useful minimally invasive biomarkers of endometriosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":" ","pages":"30-37"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complete excision of a Skene gland cyst mimicking cystocele.","authors":"Ozan Karadeniz, Meltem Yarım Çalışkan","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-6-2","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-6-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Skene gland abnormalities include skene gland cysts and abscess. These can be differentiated from urethral diverticulum based on clinical findings. The exact incidence of Skene gland abnormalities is unknown as they are relatively rare. They are usually seen in middle-aged female patients but have recently been reported in newborn girls. We present a video case of a large, adult-onset Skene gland cyst, which was evaluated based on clinical findings, radiological aspects and histopathological findings. The differential diagnosis was carried out step-by-step in order to avoid sequelae and complete excision was performed in order to achieve optimal results, both for long-term functional and anatomical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"56-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921075/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Can Benlioğlu, Yunus Aydın, Mustafa Bahçeci, Volkan Baltacı, Sibel Bulgurcuoğlu, Ahmet Demir, Serdar Dilbaz, Elif Ergin, Necati Fındıklı, Hale Göksever Çelik, İsmail Güler, Mete Işıkoğlu, Sezcan Mümüşoğlu, Murat Özekinci, Hakan Özörnek, Erhan Şimşek, Yavuz Emre Şükür, Gürkan Uncu, Bülent Urman, Kubilay Vicdan, Hakan Yaralı, Başak Balaban, Barış Ata
{"title":"Demographic distributions and clinical results of assisted reproduction techniques in Turkey in 2019: a descriptive survey.","authors":"Can Benlioğlu, Yunus Aydın, Mustafa Bahçeci, Volkan Baltacı, Sibel Bulgurcuoğlu, Ahmet Demir, Serdar Dilbaz, Elif Ergin, Necati Fındıklı, Hale Göksever Çelik, İsmail Güler, Mete Işıkoğlu, Sezcan Mümüşoğlu, Murat Özekinci, Hakan Özörnek, Erhan Şimşek, Yavuz Emre Şükür, Gürkan Uncu, Bülent Urman, Kubilay Vicdan, Hakan Yaralı, Başak Balaban, Barış Ata","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-3-12","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-3-12","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to describe characteristics and outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles performed in 2019 in Turkey.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>One-hundred and sixty-five ART centers in Turkey were invited to submit data. The survey was sent to center directors via e-mail with anonymous links by Qualtrics™. The survey involved questions about their patient characteristics, clinical practices, and outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-one (24.8%) centers responded to e-mails, and data gathered from 25 centers was included in the analyses. In 25 centers, 18,127 fresh or frozen transfers were carried out during the study period, of which 7796 (43.0%) were fresh and the rest were either frozen (45.2%) or embryo transfers (ET) with preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) (11.8%). The live birth rate per ET was as 30.6%, 40.1%, and 50.7% in fresh, frozen and PGT cycles, respectively. A single embryo was transferred in 65.3% of all transfers and singleton live births comprised 86.1% of all deliveries. For cycles with intrauterine insemination, 1407 were started in 2019, and 195 clinical pregnancies, 150 live births with 19 multiple pregnancies occurred. A total of 1513 ART cycles were initiated for foreign patients. Russia (29.6%), Germany (7.4%), Iraq (4.6%), Uzbekistan (3.1%), and Syria (1.4%) were the top five countries with most patients coming to Turkey for ART.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The survey results are in parallel with the reports of international institutions and organizations. With repeated editions, the data collected with annual surveys can be used to inform ART practices in the coming years.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"25 1","pages":"18-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921078/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Silvia Von Wunster, Paola Algeri, Laura Colonna, Maria Chiara Slompo, Silvia Bergamelli, Laura Imbruglia, Maria Enrica Pina
{"title":"Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging: an effective method to find inguinal sentinel lymph node in a case of vulvar carcinoma.","authors":"Silvia Von Wunster, Paola Algeri, Laura Colonna, Maria Chiara Slompo, Silvia Bergamelli, Laura Imbruglia, Maria Enrica Pina","doi":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-4-11","DOIUrl":"10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-4-11","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim was to demonstrate that the technique of near infrared range/indocyanine green (NIR/ICG) could aid the detection of inguinal sentinel lymph nodes in patients with vulvar cancer, in addition to technetium-99m (Tc-99m) scanning. We present a case report of sentinel lymph node detection in a patient with vulvar cancer with two methods: Tc-99m scan and NIR/ICG. The video showed that bilateral inguinal lymph nodes were detected both by Tc gamma probe and NIR/ICG. NIR/ICG may be a safe and effective alternative method for identifying sentinel lymph nodes in cases of early-stage vulvar cancer, although more evidence is required.</p>","PeriodicalId":17440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association","volume":"24 4","pages":"291-292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10702262/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138487862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}