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Objective To explore the MRI findings of placental protusion sign in predicting postpartum hemorrhage in patients with placenta previa.Methods Totally 354 placenta previa patients with whole clinical data underwent MR scaning 2 weeks before operation.Association of postpartum hemorrhage and placental protusion sign was analyzed.Results Among 354 patients with placental previa,the age of the pregnant women (x2 =4.34,P=0.04),gestational age at delivery (x2 =5.19,P=0.02) and the number of cesarean sections (x2 =44.85,P＜0.01) had associated with postpartum hemorrhage.Eight cases had placental protusion sign in MRI,while 6 cases occurred postpartum hemorrhage.The incidence of postpartum hemorrhage was 75.00％ (6/8) and 12.72％ (44/346) in patients with placenta accreta and with placental abruption,respectively (x2 =20.14,P＜0.01).The sensitivity,specificity,odds ratio (95％ confidence interval) and positive likelihood ratio of predicting postpartum hemorrhage was 12.00％ (6/50),99.34％ (302/304),20.59 (4.03,105.23) and 15.68,respectively.Conclusion MRI placental protrusion sign has important clinical reference value in predicting postpartum hemorrhage.
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Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs).Methods Clinical and pathological data of the 32 GISTs cases treated over the recent 5 years in our hospital were reviewed retrospectively.Results Stomach was the most frequent site for GISTs.Abdominal pain was the most common symptom.Before operation,81.3%(26/32) of the cases were misdiagnosed.All of the cases underwent surgical resection.10 recurrent GIST patients received a second resection,and 8 patients(underwant) three or more resections.Follow-up was made from six months to 5 years,and 8 patients died.Conclusions The diagnosis of GISTs is difficult and mainly depends on histopathology and(immunohistochemistry).Surgical resection is the principal treatment of GISTs.Reoperation is effective for the treatment of recurrent cases.