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Amor et al suggest that all adnexal masses should be evaluated by an expert ultrasound examiner, because this ultrasound method results in a correct diagnosis of malignancy with a specific presumed…

In our opinion, the article “Predicting the risk of malignancy in adnexal masses based on the Simple Rules from the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis group” once again addresses the problem…

Thank you for your letter and your interest. We are aware of the existence of previous meta-analyses about this topic, but the fact that there were a few and we…

We read the recent meta-analysis by Magro-Malosso et al with interest and agree with their findings confirming improved success rates of external cephalic version (ECV) with neuraxial blockade. We were surprised,…

We thank Pannucci et al for their interest and for discussing the limitation of missing inputs for the Caprini risk assessment model (RAM) in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, which…

We appreciate the interest of McQuaid-Hanson et al in our article. Restriction of oral intake in labor has been a tradition since Mendelson’s famous 1946 report despite limited evidence to support…

We are in receipt of the comments from Dr McCarthy and Dr Terplan regarding our manuscript on opiate detoxification during pregnancy. To begin, we take issue with the statement that…

Sperling et al present their case for liberalizing oral intake during labor in healthy parturients. They suggest that this should be permitted given the low rate of general anesthesia for cesarean…