Patient Safety Series, a comment
We would like to congratulate the Journal for their Patient Safety series. This series has among other things raised awareness of this critical frontier of medicine. It has also vindicated…
Gestational weight and intraoperative management in the obese gravida
I have read with great interest the review article by Gunatilake and Perlow in your February 2011 issue. Although the article is presented as a comprehensive review about the clinical…
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis complicating ovarian teratomas: a case report
Anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an emerging disease that affects young women. Its diagnosis can be delayed because of the neuropsychiatric symptoms in the foreground, but early removal of the associated…
A regressive Meigs syndrome after definitive adnexal torsion
The Meigs syndrome is a rare but well known syndrome in which removal of the tumor results in cure. We report a case of a regressive Meigs syndrome after a…
Discussion: ‘Uterine artery embolization vs surgery’ by van der Kooij et al
In the roundtable that follows, clinicians discuss a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research. Article…
Intraperitoneal temperature and desiccation during endoscopic surgery
This study was conducted to document quantitatively the intraperitoneal temperature and desiccation during laparoscopic surgery. The temperature, relative humidity, and flow rate were measured in vitro and during laparoscopic surgery,…
A model patient
Case notes We developed, in portable document format (PDF), a detailed 3-dimensional (3D) interactive anatomic model of 23 pelvic structures that include the muscles, ligaments, and fascia of the pelvic…
Uterine artery embolization vs surgery: van der Kooij et al
The article below summarizes a roundtable discussion of a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research….
Midtrimester dilation and evacuation versus prostaglandin induction: a comparison of composite outcomes
Objective The objective of the study was to determine the optimal procedure for midtrimester uterine evacuation. Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of women undergoing midtrimester uterine evacuation…
Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates long-term changes in brain structure in children born preterm and exposed to chorioamnionitis
Objective We sought to determine if children born preterm and exposed to chorioamnionitis have differences in brain structure measured at 6-10 years of age using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study…
