BACKGROUND Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm (UAP) normally presents genital bleeding in the puerperal period, and severe hydronephrosis rarely presents during pregnancy. We report a rare case of severe ureteral obstruction accompanied by uterine artery pseudoaneurysm in the early second trimester of pregnancy, which was successfully treated by surgical intervention. CASE PRESENTATION A 42-year-o...

Objective Antenatal anxiety or maternal stress is a prevalent chronic mental disorder in pregnant women. We assessed the effect of maternal stress because of positive aneuploidy screening results on the alteration of uterine artery’s blood flow. MaterialsAndMethods A prospective cohort (one sample) study as a pilot study was done at a hospital in Tehran. Sixty pregnant women who were candidates...

To evaluate the potentials of the first trimester uterine artery Doppler, placental volume measurement and ductus venosus blood flow as predictors of third trimester fetal growth parameters. This study was a prospective-observational study, conducted on 200 pregnant women, during a period of 2 years starting from June 1st 2013 till May 30th 2015, in order to evaluate the potentials of the first...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of screening for pre-eclampsia by uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks' gestation and the change in uterine artery PI between 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 and 21 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks. METHODS In 3107 singleton pregnancies attending for routine care at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 and 21 + 0 to 24 + 6 weeks' gestation we recorded maternal characteristics...

Uterine Artery Doppler and Changes in Endothelial Function Before Clinical Disease in Preeclamptic Women To the Editor: Khan et al1 screened women for increased risk of preeclampsia using uterine artery Doppler waveforms at 18 to 20 weeks gestation. However, at this gestational age a high proportion of the abnormal waveforms may still normalize. Bower et al showed that 16% of 2058 unselected wo...

vertebrobasilar insufficiency is the cause of cerebrovascular accidents in 20% of cases. there are few reports regarding spectral doppler indices (sdis) of vertebral arteries (vas) normal blood flow. the objective of this study was to provide basic reference data about sdis of vas normal blood flow separately and in comparison with internal carotid arteries (icas) and common carotid arteries (c...

The introduction of Doppler velocimetry to obstetrics offered a noninvasive and safe imaging modality of indirectly assessing the fetal and uteroplacental circulation. Obstetric Doppler ultrasound plays an important role in detecting Intra Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR). The early diagnosis of IUGR with the help of abnormal flow patterns in umbilical, uterine and middle cerebral arteries usi...

AIM The evaluation of the uterine artery recanalization rate and color Doppler parameters during follow-up after bilateral uterine artery ligation (BUAL) for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) related to uterine atony. MATERIAL AND METHOD A total of 40 female patients who underwent BUAL for PPH related to uterine atony and 96 females who gave birth without complication at Hatay Obstetrics and Gyneco...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical value of uterine artery Doppler Pulsatility index (PI) at 22-24 + 6 weeks scan and importance of maternal history and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the prediction of pre-eclampsia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a prospective screening study of 200 women with singleton pregnancy. Maternal history and blood pressure were recorded, and MAP was calculated. T...