Volume 41, Number 6, June 1996

 

 
   
379
An Improved Technique for Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis of Human Preimplantation Embryos with Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization
Sai Ma, M.D., Dagmar K. Kalousek, M.D., Basil Ho Yuen, M.B., Ch.B.,Seiji Katagiri, D.V.M., M.Sc., and Young S. Moon, Ph.D.
The hybridization of preimplantation embryos with improved pretreatment methods for FISH indicates the high reliability of the modified technique.
 
 
384
Decrease in the Size of Ovarian Endometriomas During Ovarian Suppression in Stage IV Endometriosis Role of Preoperative Medical Treatment
Nasir Rana, M.D., M.P.H., Steve Thomas, M.S., Carlos Rotman, M.D., and W. P. Dmowski, M.D., Ph.D.
Danazol and GnRH agonists proved equally effective in decreasing the size of ovarian endometriomas.
 
 
393
Leuprolide Acetate for Treating Refractory or Persistent Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumor
Amiram Fishman, M.D., Andrzej P. Kudelka, M.D., Damrong Tresukosol, M.D., Creighton L. Edwards, M.D., Ralph S. Freedman, M.D., Alan L. Kaplan, M.D., Robert E. Girtanner, M.D., and John J. Kavanagh, M.D.
Leuprolide acetate treatment caused no severe side effects and should thus be considered for further trials of advanced-GCT therapy.
 
 
397
Neuroendocrine Cell-Axonal Complexes in the Minor Vestibular Gland
Thomas F. Warner, M.D., M.Sc., Sonja Tomic, M.D., and C. K. Chang, M.D.
The association of nerve fibers with neuroendocrine cells in the epithelium of vestibular glands may explain the exquisite pinpoint tenderness of these glands in vestibulitis.
 
 
403
Estimating Birth Weight in Twins Comparison of Eight Sonographic Models
Suneet P. Chauhan, M.D., Bryan D. Cowan, M.D., Brian D. Brost, M.D., Joseph F. Washburne, M.D., Everett F. Magann, M.D., and John C. Morrison, M.D.
In twin gestations, prediction of birth weight based on abdominal circumference and femur length or biparietal diameter and abdominal circumference is reliable.
 
 
409
Radiosurgery in the Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Christian Kainz, M.D., Clemens Tempfer, M.D., Gerhard Sliutz, M.D., Gerhard Breitenecker, M.D., and Alexander Reinthaller, M.D.
In a high percentage of cases (83%), loop electrosurgical excision offers the advantage of diagnosing and treating premalignant lesions in a single visit.
 
 
415
GnRH Agonists Before Surgery for Uterine Leiomyomas A Review
Pier Giorgio Crosignani, M.D., Paolo Vercellini, M.D., Michele Mesch�a, M.D., Sabina Oldani, M.D., and Tiziana Bramante, M.D.
A review of the available data seems to support the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment before surgery for uterine leiomyomas in selected circumstances.
 
 
422
Efficacy of Preconception Care of Diabetic Women in a Community Setting
Bruce D. Rodgers, M.D., and Diane E. Rodgers, R.N.C.
Informal preconception care was ineffective in a group of diabetic women in a community setting.
 
 
427
Radiopelvimetry After Cesarean Section
Amedee C. Mathelier, M.D.
Puerperal pelvimetry can assist in choosing the appropriate method of delivery when the pelvic capacity is in doubt.
 
 
431
Evaluating Oral Contraceptive Use at 6 and 12 Months
Oluyemisi O. Adesanya, M.D., and Christine F. Colie, M.D.
Routine examinations for select patients on low-dose oral contraceptives can be accomplished on an annual basis.
 
 
435
Operative Laparoscopy for Ovarian Cysts Excision vs. Aspiration
Riccardo Marana, M.D., Paul Caruana, M.D., Ludovico Muzii, M.D., Giovan Fiore Catalano, M.D., and Salvatore Mancuso, M.D.
Provided that patients are carefully selected according to age and sonographic pattern, enucleation of adnexal masses at operative laparoscopy is the treatment of choice.
 
 
439
Effect of Lactation on Postmenopausal Bone Mineral Density of the Lumbar Spine
Luigi Sinigaglia, M.D., Massimo Varenna, M.D., Lucia Binelli, M.D., Mauro Gallazzi, M.D., Giliola Calori, M.D., and Roberto Ranza, M.D.
A history of long-term breast-feeding does not affect lumbar bone mineral density in healthy, postmenopausal women.
 
 
444
Vacuum Sources in Obstetrics
Donald W. Wiper, M.D., Method A. Duchon, M.D., and Kevin L. Muise, M.D.
Wall suction is an unreliable source of vacuum: two hand-operated pumps tested required significantly different amounts of work to achieve an adequate vacuum.
 
 
447
Antenatal Fetal Heart Rate and "Maternal Intuition" as Predictors of Fetal Sex
Stephen Genuis, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., D.A.B.O.G., Shelagh K. Genuis, B.Sc.O.T., and Wei-Ching Chang, Ph.D.
Neither the fetal heart rate nor maternal intuition seems to be an accurate predictor of fetal sex.
 
 
450
Spontaneous Perforation of the Gallbladder from Cholecystitis with Acute Appendicitis in Pregnancy A Case Report
David A. Grimes, M.D.
In this rare case of spontaneous perforation of the gallbladder during pregnancy, timely surgery allowed completion of the pregnancy.
 
 
453
Ovarian Pregnancy A Case Report Emphasizing the Need for Careful Histologic Review
Albert K. Mall, M.D.
An ovarian pregnancy presented clinically as a typical tubal pregnancy; the diagnosis was missed until a careful review of the histology was repeated by the clinician and pathologist together.
 
 
455
Complications of 32% Dextran-70 in 10% Dextrose A Case Report
Miren A. Schinco, M.D., Deurward Hughes, M.D., and Thomas A. Santora, M.D.
The acute pulmonary edema in this patient did not result from volume overload but from dextran toxicity.
 
 
459
Triplet Pregnancy Complicated by Intrauterine Fetal Death of Conjoined Twins from an Umbilical Cord Accident of an Acardius A Case Report
Daw-Yuan Chang, M.D., Ray-Yen Chang, M.D., Ruey-Jien Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Chun-Kai Chen, M.D., Wen-Fang Cheng, M.D., and Su-Cheng Huang, M.D.
Multiple pregnancy complicated by an acardiac fetus can be diagnosed by ultrasound during prenatal care if the possibility is kept in mind.