2024
Medical Management of Endometriosis in Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Review of 91 Cases of Biopsy-Confirmed Endometriosis
Li H, Esencan E, Song Y, Taylor H, Cho Y, Vash-Margita A. Medical Management of Endometriosis in Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Review of 91 Cases of Biopsy-Confirmed Endometriosis. Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology Canada 2024, 46: 102562. PMID: 38759792, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombined oral contraceptivesBiopsy-proven endometriosisLNG-IUDManagement of endometriosisOral progestinInitial treatmentRetrospective chart review of womenChart review of womenMedical management of endometriosisProgestin-only formulationsLevonorgestrel intrauterine deviceReview of womenRetrospective chart reviewYoung adult patientsTertiary hospital systemPelvic painIntrauterine deviceOral contraceptivesTreatment regimensYounger patientsAdult patientsHormonal managementEndometriosisTreatment planningCurrent treatment
2023
Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor Associated with Recurrent Torsion and Virilization in an Adolescent Patient
Roth L, Smith A, Buza N, Coons B, Stitelman D, Vash-Margita A. Ovarian Leydig Cell Tumor Associated with Recurrent Torsion and Virilization in an Adolescent Patient. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2023, 37: 217-219. PMID: 38110028, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolycystic ovarian syndromeOvarian tumorsCell tumorsRecurrent ovarian torsionAbnormal uterine bleedingPost-menopausal womenLeydig cell tumorUterine bleedingOvarian syndromeOvarian torsionYounger patientsOvarian functionOvarian hilumAdolescent patientsNodular proliferationSecrete androgensTumor AssociatedRecurrent torsionPrimary amenorrheaCurrent recommendationsReinke crystalsTumorsLeydig cellsIncidence increasesVirilization
2021
81. Medical management of endometriosis in adolescent women: a review of 91 cases of biopsy-confirmed endometriosis
Li H, Cho Y, Taylor H, Vash-Margita A. 81. Medical management of endometriosis in adolescent women: a review of 91 cases of biopsy-confirmed endometriosis. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 271-272. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.02.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiopsy-proven endometriosisOral contraceptivesLNG-IUDOral progestinCurrent treatmentYounger patientsInitial treatmentRetrospective medical record reviewCurrent hormonal treatmentsTertiary hospital systemICD-9/10 codesCommon initial treatmentMedical record reviewReproductive-aged womenCommon treatment modalityInstitutional review boardYoung adult femalesPelvic painEndometriosis treatmentInitial presentationOptimal regimensBackground EndometriosisMedical managementRecord reviewTreatment course6. Time elapsed from initial presentation to diagnostic laparoscopy: factors affecting diagnostic delay in adolescents with biopsy-confirmed endometriosis
Li H, Cho Y, Taylor H, Vash-Margita A. 6. Time elapsed from initial presentation to diagnostic laparoscopy: factors affecting diagnostic delay in adolescents with biopsy-confirmed endometriosis. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 241-242. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiopsy-proven endometriosisShorter diagnostic delayAdnexal massesDiagnostic delayMedian delayDiagnostic laparoscopyInitial presentationInitial imagingOB/GYN providersTertiary hospital systemChronic pelvic painMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisInstitutional review boardPelvic painSubspecialty referralConclusions PatientsYounger patientsMajor surgeryBackground EndometriosisMedian timeRetrospective reviewED visitationOutpatient settingDefinitive diagnosis
2018
Endometrial Carcinoma in a 26‐Year‐Old Patient with Bardet‐Biedl Syndrome
Grechukhina O, Gressel GM, Munday W, Wong S, Santin A, Vash-Margita A. Endometrial Carcinoma in a 26‐Year‐Old Patient with Bardet‐Biedl Syndrome. Case Reports In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 2018: 1952351. PMID: 29854508, PMCID: PMC5960523, DOI: 10.1155/2018/1952351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal uterine bleedingBardet-Biedl syndromeEndometrial cancerUterine bleedingRisk factorsDefinitive surgical treatmentIndependent risk factorEndometrioid endometrial adenocarcinomaRare genetic conditionOvulatory dysfunctionBilateral salpingectomyCentral obesityOlder patientsTruncal obesityYounger patientsEndometrioid adenocarcinomaSurgical treatmentEndometrial adenocarcinomaEndometrial carcinomaClinical signsCognitive impairmentPatientsCancerGenetic conditionsBleeding