Genetic architecture of endometriosis: risk factors, comorbidities and clinical implications.
In 1999, Dr Susan Treloar and colleagues conducted a landmark twin study in Australia and reported their estimate of 51% for the heritability of endometriosis. This important result led several …
Acute appendicitis in a patient with obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly syndrome: Diagnostic overshadowing in recurrent pelvic pain.
Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome, also known as obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly (OHVIRA) syndrome, is a rare congenital Müllerian duct anomaly, occurring in approximately 1 in 1,000,000 females. It is characterised …