CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Editor-in-Chief A. Onnis Montréal (CND)
CONTENTS
Volume XXX, n. 2-3, 2003
EDITORIAL ARTICLES
N. Ohara: Ethical consideration of experimentation using living human embryos: The Catholic Church’s position on human embryonic stem cell research and human cloning	77
D. Tamiolakis: Sentinel lymph-node biopsy qualification in breast cancer	82
T. Eskes: Obstetrics and gynecology between clinics and research	85
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
J. H. Check, C. Dietterich, M. L. Check, Y. Katz: Successful delivery despite conception with a maximal endometrial thickness of 4 mm	93
T. Tanaka: A novel anti-dysmenorrhea therapy with cyclic administration of two Japanese herbal medicines	95
Y. Jacquemyn, L. Noelmans, L. Mahieu, Ph. Buytaert: Twin versus singleton pregnancy and preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes	99
V. R. V. Góes, M. G. F. Sartori, E. C. Baracat, G. Rodrigues de Lima, M. J. B. C. Girão: Urodynamic and clinical evaluation of postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence before and after cyclic estrogen therapy	103
K. Papathanasiou, C. Giannoulis, V. Vaitsi, J. Kalahanis: Cervical human papillomavirus infection; epithelial abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus infected women	107
D. Markov,Y. Jacquemyn,Y. Leroy: Bilateral cleft lip and palate associated with increased nuchal translucency and maternal cocaine abuse at 14 weeks of gestation	109
M. A. Rocha, M. G. F. Sartori, M. J. B. C. Girão, M. De Jesus Simões, E. C. Baracat, G. Rodrigues de Lima: Histomorphometric study of the inferior urinary tract of adult female rats during the interval between castration and hormonal replacement	111
M. Varras, D. Polyzos, E. Perouli, P. Noti, I. Pantazis, Ch. Akrivis: Tubo-ovarian abscesses: Spectrum of sonographic findings with surgical and pathological correlations	117
W. A. A. Tjalma, A. A. W. Tjalma: Ovarian tumour: ovarian pregnancy. Diagnosis and management	122
J. Liebermann, M. J. Tucker, E. S. Sills: Cryoloop vitrification in assisted reproduction: analysis of survival rates in >1000 human oocytes after ultra-rapid cooling with polymer augmented cryoprotectants	125
L. Tripodi, A. Tripodi, C. Mammí, C. Pullé, F. Cremonesi: Pharmacological action and therapeutic effects of glutathione on hypokinetic spermatozoa for enzymatic-dependent pathologies and correlated genetic aspects	130
N. Dalkalitsis, I. Korkontzelos, G. Tsanadis, T. Stefos, D. Lolis: Unicornuate uterus and uterus didelphys. Indications and techniques for surgical reconstruction: A review	137
CASE REPORTS
M. Varras, P. Hadjilira, D. Polyzos, A. Tsikini, Ch. Akrivis, M. Tsouroulas: Clinical considerations and sonographic findings of a large nonpedunculated primary cervical leiomyoma complicated by heavy vaginal haemorrhage: A case report and review of the literature	144
M. Varras, D. Polyzos, Ch. Alexopoulos, P. Pappa, Ch. Akrivis: Torsion of a non-gravid leiomyomatous uterus in a patient with myotonic dystrophy complaining of acute urinary retention: anaesthetic management for total abdominal hysterectomy	147
O. Balat, M. G. Ugur: Prolonged stabilization of platinum/paclitaxel-refractory ovarian cancer with topotecan: A case report and review of the literature	151
V. Liberis, G. Galazios, K. Avgidou, P. Tsikouras, N. Koutlaki, P. Anastasiadis: Laparoscopic evaluation of congenital absence of the uterus. A case report	153
Ch. Akrivis, M. Varras, A. Bellou, E. Kitsiou, S. Stefanaki, N. Antoniou: Primary postpartum haemorrhage due to a large submucosal nonpedunculated uterine leiomyoma: a case report and review of the literature	156
K. Papathanasiou, C. Giannoulis, V. Vaitsi, N. Flaris, E. Kostopoulou, J. Kalahanis: A case of vulvar metastasis from rectal cancer - regional resection of the right vulva labium and vulvar reconstruction with a rhomboid transposition flap: Case report	159
I. Sigalas, K. Dafopoulos, G. Galazios, V. Liberis, P. Nikolaou, P. Anastasiadis: Fetal small bowel obstruction: report of two cases	161
M. Varras, D. Polyzos, A. Tsikini, E. Antypa, D. Apessou, M. Tsouroulas: Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess as a complication of IVF treatment: Clinical, ultrasonographic and histopathologic findings. A case report	164