Volume 41, Number 12, December1996

 
   
881
James P. Theofrastous, M.D., W. Allen Addison, M.D., and M. Chrystie Timmons, M.D.
Postmenopausal women receiving estrogen therapy required significantly fewer days of postoperative catheterization than women who were not.
 
 


885
Dwight E. Hooper, M.D.
Routine oral diabetes screening and careful monitoring of blood pressure are good screens for preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.
 
 


889
Gilbert L. Mottla, M.D., David B. Smotrich, M.D., Paul R. Gindoff, M.D., and Robert J. Stillman, M.D.
In a clinical trial of immunosuppression as an adjunct to improve IVF outcome, an improvement in both implantation and clinical pregnancy rates was suggested.
 
 


892
Stephanie J. Ash, B.Sc., M.D., Scott A. Farrell, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., and Gordon Flowerdew, D.Sc.
Menstrual cycle irregularity was the most significant risk factor for abnormal endometrial histology in women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
 
 


897
Gayla L. Turnbull, R.N., O. H. Rundell, Ph.D., William F. Rayburn, M.D., Renee K. Jones, Ph.D., and Carla S. Pearman, M.D.
An over-the-counter external nasal dilator improved the ease of breathing during sleep among women with pregnancy-related nocturnal nasal congestion.
 
 


903
Michael O. Gardner, M.D., M.P.H., John Owen, M.D., Stephanie Skelly, M.D., and John C. Hauth, M.D.
The use of indomethacin was not associated with an increased risk of neonatal complications in infants born prior to 32 weeks gestation.
 
 


907
Yoni Barnhard, M.D., Itai Bar-Hava, M.D., and Michael Y. Divon, M.D.
In the presence of oligohydramnios, only 53% of sonographic estimates of fetal weight were within �10% of the actual birth weight.
 
 


911
Marco A. Pelosi III, M.D., and Marco A. Pelosi, M.D.
Bladder injuries, in selected patients, can be safely and effectively repaired laparoscopically.
 
 


915
G. B. Candiani, M.D., and M. Candiani, M.D.
Whether the abdominal or vaginal approach should be used in surgical correction of prolapsed tubes must be decided in each case according to the patient's individual characteristics.
 
 


921
Jay A. Naliboff, M.D., and Sarah J. Longmire-Cook, M.D.
The intimate association of multiple organ systems in the pelvis can lead to uncommon presentations of common diseases, especially when other patient characteristics, such as age, are also atypical.
 
 


924
Mark W. Tomlinson, M.D., Alan A. Alaverdian, B.S., and Varoosh Alaverdian, M.D.
In rare cases, such as this one, androgen production and virilization can occur with mature cystic teratoma.