Migration of Bakri balloon through an unsuspected uterine perforation during the treatment of secondary postpartum hemorrhage

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The current case describes an unreported complication of Bakri balloon placement: the migration of the Bakri balloon to the broad ligament through an unsuspected uterine rupture. Finally, a hysterectomy had…

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In their letter, Drs Turok, Clark, and Esplin make an important point: access to safe and effective family planning options is an important aid to reducing preterm birth rates. This…

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We agree with Dr Turok and colleagues that comprehensive family planning services and appropriate birth spacing play an important role in reducing preterm birth and in improving women and children’s…

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We thank Mr Reichmann for his interest in our recent article that demonstrated an association between pregnancy-onset sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and elevated maternal blood pressure. We agree that, although intervention…

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Factors associated with improved toxicity and tolerability of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancers

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Objective We sought to evaluate the toxicity and tolerability of the intraperitoneal/intravenous regimen by comparing the modified regimen that is used at the Moffitt Cancer Center vs the published findings…

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A peculiar inheritance

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Case notes Over a 6-year period, a 62-year-old woman experienced asymptomatic progressive pigmentation of the vulva and perianal skin. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and was…

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Pregnancy-onset habitual snoring, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia: prospective cohort study

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I commend O’Brien et al for drawing attention to a potentially dangerous yet overlooked clinical condition in pregnancy in the article entitled, “Pregnancy-onset habitual snoring, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia: prospective…

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