comparison of supracervical foley catheter, prostaglandin E2 tablet and combination of foley catheter and prostaglandin E2 tablet for cervical ripening and labor induction

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of supra-cervical Foley Catheter and vaginal prostaglandin E[2] [PGE[2]] tablet and combination of supracervical Foley Catheter and PGE[2] tablet for cervical ripening and labor induction. 90 patients admitted for induction of labor with a Bishop score

Use of temozolomide in the management of high grade gliomas at relapse.

This study was done at NEMROCK and other private as well as official governmental oncology centers, where 30 patients with residual or relapsed high grade gliomas received temozolomide at a dose of 200 mg/m2/day for five successive days to be recycled on day 21 for a total of six courses. Drug administration was quite safe with accepted toxicity profiles. The response parameters, including partial response, stationary disease and progressive neoplastic process, were documented in 33%, 45% and 22%, respectively

use of three dimension ultrasound and colour doppler in assessment of fetal lung and detection of other congenital anomalies in familial diabetic pregnant women

Diabetics Mellitus complications approximalety 3-4 per 1000 pregnancies. It is a syndrome in which hereditasry and environmental factors intersect leading to inadequate insulin action. In this stud we assess fetal lung in family diabetic pregnant women through studding fetal lung circulation by means of pulmonary Doppler investigation, determining fetal lung volume and detection of other malformation if present by using 3D U/S. This study included 60 pregnant women [in the second half of pregnancy] who attended the high risk pregnancy clinic at El Galaa Teaching Hospital. They were classified into two group, group I [control] 20 cases and group II [test group] 40 cases subdivided group II A 20 cases with controlled diabetes and group II B 20 cases with uncontrolled diabetes. All were subjected to color Doppler investigation, 3D U/S and genetic pedigree analysis to select familiar diabetic and interpretation of the results as regards pulmonary circulation, lung volume, birth weight and outcome of pregnancy showed that Diabetes Mellitus wither controlled or not does not significantly alter the fetal pulmonary artery waveforms or fetal lung volume assessed by 3D U/S at does not affect either the fetal lung vasculature or fetal lung mass. However further studies are needed to assess the role of these recent diagnostic tools in evaluating fetal lung maturity