Small bowel obstruction through a broad ligament defect is a very rare condition. We present 2 cases, one without any associated abdominal trauma. Rapid diagnosis and treatment of this rare…
Measurement of estradiol is an important marker of ovarian function. At low levels, accurate measurement has been difficult because of unique characteristics of immunoassay kits. We present this case to…
The Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Pediatric Health in IUGR (PORTO) study challenges the idea that Doppler interrogation of intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) fetuses might be useful to describe a sequence…
In 1914, James Young set out a detailed account of the placental findings in preeclampsia that included the incidence of infarction and villous over-crowding. His placental ischemia theory displaced the…
On one hand, the well-conducted prospective study by Weiner et al could be considered a very good-quality evidence for a 30 minute decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) standard, especially because randomized controlled trials…
Objective Our objectives were to examine the extent of described sequence variation in the glucose transporter 3 ( GLUT3 ) gene in children with myelomeningocele (MM), identify novel variations in…
Case notes An 82-year-old patient complained to her gynecologist about 6 months worsening vaginal prolapse, pelvic pressure, and a constant urge to void and defecate. She had used a pessary, which…
