Volume 57, Number 1, February2012
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N. Trivedi, M.D., M. Ylagan, M.D., T. R. Moore, M.D., V. Bansal, M.D., T. Wolfson, M.A., D. Fortlage, B.A., R. Coimbra, M.D., Ph.D., and T. Kelly, M.D.
Factors predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes following trauma include third trimester timing, abdominal trauma, positive Kleihauer-Betke test, high injury severity score and prolonged hospital stay.
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M. D. Keltz, M.D., D. E. Stein, M.D., I. Berin, M.D., and J. Skorupski, M.D.
An increasing P/E2 ratio on the day of hCG administration is associated with a linear decline in clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in IVF cycles.
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R. J. Dalal, D.N.B., D.G.O., F.N.B., H. D. Pai, M.D., F.I.C.O.G., N. P. Palshetkar, M.D., M. Takhtani, M.D., F.N.B., R. D. Pai, M.D., and N. Saxena, M.D.
Hysteroscopic metroplasty should be undertaken in women with longstanding infertility, septate uterus and otherwise unexplained infertility.
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K. A. Matteson, M.D., M.P.H., C. A. Raker, Sc.D., S. B. Pinto, B.A., D. M. Scott, B.A., and G. N. Frishman, M.D.
In a population of women seeking urgent care for abnormal uterine bleeding, many had contraindications to treatments, and clinical symptoms were poorly predictive for anemia.
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B. B. Choi, M.D., S. H. Kim, M.D., and K. S. Shu, M.D.
This article illlustrates the imaging and pathological findings of lobular lesions, for which detection and diagnosis are difficult.
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W. I. Larsen, M.D., J. E. Strong, D.O., and J. H. Farley, M.D.
Body mass index >30, older age, antenatal hypertensive disease, cesarean delivery and African American race are all predictive of late postpartum preeclampsia.
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A. Hamaoui, M.D., Sc.D.(USP), and R. Mercado, D.O.
The serum B-type natriuretic peptide levels provide useful information for the clinical evaluation and management of singleton patients presenting to triage hypertensive after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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S. Mohammadi, M.D., M.M.S., C. K�llest�l, Ph.D., and B. Ess�n, M.D., Ph.D.
The rapid rise of cesarean sections is not justified by scientific evidence. The institution of clinical audits to critically review hospital procedures can facilitate best practices.
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I. Guzelmansur, M.D., Y. Ustun, M.D., Y. Engin-Ustun, M.D., O. Ozturk, M.D., and H. Yaman, M.D.
Serum ischemia modified albumin in women who have conceived a fetus with neural tube defect is significantly higher than that in normal pregnant women.
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F. E. Al Jama, C.A.B.O.G.
Grandmultiparity should be regarded as a high-risk condition in pregnancy and labor, with rates of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes higher than those of lower parity women.
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Case Reports | |
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S. Pri-Paz, M.D., P. C. Devine, M.D., R. S. Miller, M.D., P. D. Flood, M.D., S. L. Laifer-Narin, M.D., and J. D. Wright, M.D.
Multidisciplinary collaboration within a tertiary care center is integral to optimize outcomes following the most extreme intrapartum complications of placenta percreta.
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R. T. Overcash, M.D., M.P.H., and Z. H. Khackician, M.D.
This case report details the identification, management and prevention of surgical complications of a late-first-trimester cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy with placenta increta.
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L. F. Damle, M.D., and V. Gomez-Lobo, M.D.
Giant simple cysts presenting soon after puberty are likely benign paraovarian cysts and should be approached in a minimally invasive manner, avoiding a large laparotomy.
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B. Can, M.D., S. Gun, M.D., O. Aydin, M.D., and B. Kandemir, M.D.
Intestinal-type adenoma is an extremely rare lesion presenting as a polyp in the vagina. While it is benign, reported cases suggest the risk of malignant transformation.
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E. L. Nelson, M.D., A. N. Parker, M.D., and D. J. Dudley, M.D.
A rare case of a spontaneous vulvar hematoma at 35 weeks of pregnancy is described. Prompt diagnosis and management allowed for subsequent uneventful vaginal delivery.
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N. Hachisuga, M.D., N. Hidaka, M.D., Ph.D., Y. Fujita, M.D., Ph.D., K. Fukushima, M.D., Ph.D., and N. Wake, M.D., Ph.D.
Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful tool in that it enables the detailed evaluation of the pelvic anatomy in cases with suspected uterine incarceration.
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E. Dara�, M.D., Ph.D., C. Touboul, M.D., M. Ballester, M.D., and C. Poncelet, M.D., Ph.D.
This case shows that transient ovariopexy after surgery for endometriosis could be a source of severe adhesions between ovaries and the anterior abdominal wall.
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A. A. Chua, M.D., and A. L. Soriano-Estrella, M.D.
Pregnancy was achieved after successful treatment of primary gestational trophoblastic neoplasia of the cervix using chemotherapy.
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G. Lazarou, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S., S. Rahimi, M.D., N. Cui, M.D., and M. Zormpa, M.D.
Endoscopic balloon dilation is an alternative technique that can be used for the successful management of ureteral strictures after urogynecologic surgery.
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