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J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med ; 28(5): 594-7, 2015 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24888498

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Placental abruption is a clinical term used when premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall occurs prior to delivery of the fetus. Hypertension, substance abuse, smoking, intrauterine infection and recent trauma are risk factors for placental abruption. In this study, we sought for clinical factors that increase the risk for perinatal mortality in patients admitted to the hospital with the clinical diagnosis of placental abruption. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We identified all placental abruption cases managed over the past 6 years at our Center. Those with singleton pregnancies and a diagnosis of abruption based on strict clinical criteria were selected. Eleven clinical variables that had potential for increasing the risk for perinatal mortality were selected, logistic regression analysis was used to identify variables associated with perinatal death. RESULTS: Sixty-one patients were included in the study with 16 ending in perinatal death (26.2%). Ethnicity, maternal age, gravidity, parity, use of tobacco, use of cocaine, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, hepatitis C, sickle cell disease and abnormalities of amniotic fluid volume were not the main factors for perinatal mortality. Gestational age at delivery, birthweight and history of recent trauma were significantly associated with perinatal mortality. The perinatal mortality rate was 42% in patients who delivered prior to 30 weeks of gestation compared to 15% in patients who delivered after 30 weeks of gestation (p < 0.05). A three-fold increase in severe trauma was reported in the group of patients with perinatal mortality than in the group with perinatal survivors (25% versus 7%, respectively, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients admitted to hospital for placental abruption delivery prior to 30 weeks of gestation and a history of abdominal trauma are independent risk factors for perinatal death.


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Abruptio Placentae/etiology , Abruptio Placentae/mortality , Perinatal Mortality , Abruptio Placentae/diagnosis , Adult , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data , Pregnancy , Risk Factors , Young Adult
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Case Rep Obstet Gynecol ; 2014: 793534, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25328732

ABSTRACT

Since Buschke and Löwenstein first described the giant condyloma in 1925 (which subsequently was named Buschke-Löwenstein tumor), there have been scattered reports over the past 90 years describing presentation and different avenues of treatment for patients with this condition. It is well known that immunocompromised individuals are at an increased risk of anogenital disease caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In this report, we present the management of two HIV positive patients with giant condylomas. Both patients presented with urinary outflow obstruction and sepsis. Though giant condylomas are a rare phenomenon, these two cases underscore the importance of early treatment intervention, especially in the immunocompromised patient.

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Case Rep Obstet Gynecol ; 2014: 916143, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25250180

ABSTRACT

Today, the intrauterine device (IUD) is by far the most popular form of long term reversible contraception in the world. Side effects from the IUD are minimal and complications are rare. Uterine perforation and migration of the IUD outside the uterine cavity are the most serious complications. Physician visualization and/or the patient feeling retrieval threads at the cervical os are confirmation that the IUD has not been expelled or migrated. We present a case of a perforated, intraperitoneal IUD with threads noted at the cervical os. Office removal was not possible using gentle traction on the threads. Multiple imaging and endoscopic modalities were used to try and locate the IUD including pelvic ultrasound, diagnostic hysteroscopy, cystoscopy, and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The studies gave conflicting results on location of the IUD. Ultimately, the missing IUD was removed via laparoscopy.

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Case Rep Obstet Gynecol ; 2013: 195383, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24078890

ABSTRACT

Completion of uterine curettage may be challenging following uterine perforation even under sonographic and laparoscopic monitoring. This report illustrates the use of a flexible intubating stylet as a guide to place the suction curette into the uterine cavity when sonography and laparoscopy alone are not successful. Use of a malleable instrument such as an intubating stylet as a guide should be considered an option when insertion of the suction curette into the uterine cavity is complicated by anatomic variation and uterine perforation.

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J Clin Med Res ; 5(4): 305-8, 2013 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23864921

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to compare mode of delivery for both nulliparous and multiparous women at term that underwent elective induction of labor to those who arrived in spontaneous labor. METHODS: Medical records of 807 deliveries were reviewed. There were 566 labor patients and 241 elective induction patients. RESULTS: Women who underwent elective induction of labor were more likely to undergo cesarean delivery compared to those women who arrived in spontaneous labor (41.1% versus 9.9%, P = 0.001). This was true for both nulliparous women (49% versus 31%, P < 0.0001), and multiparous women (22.7% versus 1.6%, P < 0.0001). The rate of operative vaginal delivery was also increased in the elective induction of labor group (8.4% versus 3.6%, P < 0.0001). Operative vaginal delivery was statistically significant in multiparous women (21% versus 4.1%, P < 0.0001), but not in nulliparous women (10.1% versus 9.8%, P = NS). CONCLUSION: Elective induction of labor at term is associated with an increased risk of cesarean section in both nulliparous and multiparous women. There is also an increased risk of an operative vaginal delivery in multiparous women who underwent elective induction of labor.

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Case Rep Obstet Gynecol ; 2012: 890106, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23227383

ABSTRACT

A 24-year-old morbidly obese African American gravida 1, with a history of severe asthma complicated by multiple inpatient admissions, presents at 30 weeks gestation with a foreign body in her left main stem bronchus. After a failed bronchoscopy postpartum, the patient slipped into respiratory failure and was subsequently intubated, spending two weeks in the intensive care unit. After two more attempts of trying to retrieve the foreign object from her lung via bronchoscopy, she eventually contracted a postobstructive pneumonia and underwent a left lower lung lobectomy for curative treatment.

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Case Rep Oncol ; 3(1): 83-87, 2010 Apr 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20740164

ABSTRACT

The Chernobyl accident of 1986 exposed most if not all of Europe to a blanket of radiation, creating a melting pot of human exposure sequelae that is still showing up in our medical clinics today. In our particular clinic, a young woman of 29 years presented with most of her extended family in attendance. The young woman was born and raised in northern Italy until the age of seven when she left and immigrated to the United States leaving most of her family behind. Shortly after the Chernobyl accident, 5 members of her family, all woman including her own mother, were diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma. Twenty-two years later, this same young woman came into the clinic with papillary thyroid carcinoma, making her the sixth member of her family. This case report illustrates the patient's history with her radiation exposure while talking in depth about the source, Chernobyl.

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Case Rep Oncol ; 3(2): 106-109, 2010 Apr 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20740182

ABSTRACT

This case report touches on a young, 35-year-old patient with a highly unusual presentation of a palpable left parietal skull mass that was found to be metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma.

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Case Rep Neurol ; 2(2): 85-90, 2010 Jun 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20671863

ABSTRACT

Arteriovenous malformation of both the maxilla and mandible in a pediatric patient is a very rare phenomenon that carries with it a high mortality rate. Arteriovenous malformations, sometimes known as simple vascular tumors, can be present from birth or acquired over time due to trauma, surgery, or any kind of vascular manipulation of an area of the body.

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J Surg Case Rep ; 2010(2): 5, 2010 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24945986

ABSTRACT

We report a 37 year old multi-parous lady, who in her third trimester of pregnancy, presented to the emergency room with acute diffuse abdominal pain and involuntary guarding. Findings on physical examination were consistent with peritonitis and a decision was made by the admitting team to perform an urgent laparotomy which surprisingly showed a stercoral perforation of the colon.

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