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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate accuracy, user variability and impact of experience on the use of serum hCG and progesterone in women who have a pregnancy of unknown location (PUL's).
METHODS
This was a retrospective study. Presenting 1932 consecutive women to an Early Pregnancy Unit had a transvaginal scan.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to combine the ratios of venous serum/colporrhagia and hemoperitoneum/venous serum of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and Progesterone (P) to generate and evaluate a new method to improve the prognosis of Ectopic pregnancy (EP).
METHODS
For patients with
The Authors report a case of hemoperitoneum after breaking of luteal cyst of corpus luteum and stress the main characteristics of this pathology. Ovarian cysts are frequently observed in the annexa; they are distinguished in folliculis cysts, luteal cysts, luteal cysts of corpus luteum. Their
Liver vascular lesions may occur in women on oral contraceptives. We report here spontaneous liver haemorrhage caused by peliosis hepatis, occuring in a 47-year old patient. She used oral contraceptives for many years. A computerized tomography and a magnetic resonance of the abdomen revealed a
At the end of the 19th century, ectopic pregnancy became a surgical procedure. A century later, one third of ectopic pregnancies are treated medically. In the meantime, early detection of ectopic pregnancy became possible due to sensitive serum hCG and progesterone combined assays with transvaginal
Advances in laboratory tests and transvaginal ultrasound have enabled very early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Expectative management has progressively become a real medical option for ectopic pregnancies as an alternative to surgery or medical treatment. The decision to abstain from treatment
OBJECTIVE
The use of methotrexate (MTX) for the treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP) has become common practice, although the factors associated with a favorable outcome are not totally clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of successful MTX treatment.
METHODS
One
BACKGROUND
The occurrence of ectopic decidua (deciduosis) has been observed most often in the ovaries, uterus, and cervix. It has been established in approximately 90% of patients who have undergone laparotomy during pregnancy. A peritoneal localization is less frequent and usually an asymptomatic
BACKGROUND
Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) remains a very rare form of ectopic pregnancy associated with serious life threatening obstetric complications and even death in case of late diagnosis and treatment.
METHODS
We report a case of a ruptured caesarean scar pregnancy in a 29 year-old gravida 5,
We present a case of a tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP) in a patient with an initially undetectable serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) level. A 33-year-old woman in a same-sex relationship underwent timed donor intrauterine insemination (IUI). Her serum β-hCG level was <5 mIU/mL fourteen
Spontaneous hepatic rupture (SHR) during pregnancy is a rare but well known complication and it usually occurs alongside eclampsia or HELLP syndrome. SHR in uncomplicated pregnancy is extremely rare and can be associated to different undiagnosed pathological conditions. We report the case of a
Heterotopic pregnancy is very rare under natural circumstances. We report the case of a 28 year old Gravida2 Para1001 woman at 9 weeks of pregnancy who consulted in emergency for acute pelvic pain following metrorrhagia. Physical exam revealed hemoperitoneum without shock. An emergency
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics of solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas and to utilize an immunohistochemical panel to identify specific markers of the disease.
METHODS
Eleven patients diagnosed with and treated for SPT of the