We read with interest the recent article by Houwert et al on the analysis of risk factors for failure of retropubic and transobturator midurethral slings. One of their conclusions is…
We appreciate the excellent analysis by Cahill et al. The approach they modeled assumed a one time serologic screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) at approximately 20 weeks’ gestation. It would be…
A 38-year-old pregnant patient with a history of renal transplantation sought embryo freezing for fertility preservation and future surrogacy. A cesarean section was performed with direct aspiration of small ovarian…
Carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) is an enzyme that converts ammonia to carbamyl phosphate in the urea cycle. CPS deficiency is a genetic disorder that causes hyperammonemia because of enzyme activity…
Case notes A 59-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2, had a 7-month history of metrorrhagia. Her obstetric history included 1 cesarean section and 1 abortion. She was overweight with a…
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…
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….
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between fetal inflammation and coagulation gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years. Study Design We…
Objective The aim of this study was to establish minimum cutoff scores on intraoperative assessments of surgical skills to determine surgical competence for vaginal hysterectomy. Study Design Two surgical rating…
Objective To develop and validate an instrument to assess surgical skills during vaginal surgery. Study Design Trainees from 2 institutions were directly assessed in the operating room by supervising surgeons…
