Background: Preterm labor is the presence of uterine contractions sufficient frequency and intensity to affect progressive effacement dilation cervix prior term gestation. Shortening funneling was first described be associated with diagnosis cervical incompetence, Transvaginal sonographic measurement length could used predict a risk for preterm delivery significant proportion births. Cervical m...

Slim endoscopes can be passed through gastrostomy tracts, but dilation is required for the passage of standard endoscopes, which may result in tract disruption. Large-diameter covered self-expandable metal stents (CSEMS) have been placed through percutaneous tracts to enable endotherapy. A 20-year-old man underwent complex thoraco-abdominal surgery following traumatic injury, resulting in a cer...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The etiology of spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD) is still unknown, even though an underlying arteriopathy impairing vasomotion has often been suspected. This study was undertaken to investigate: (1) spontaneous, (2) endothelial-dependent, and (3) endothelial-independent vasodilation in patients with multiple sCAD. METHODS In 19 consecutive patients with mul...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effects of vaginal misoprostol on cervical dilatation before operative hysteroscopy in pre-menopausal women. METHODS Four groups of 12 women were randomly assigned to receive either placebo or vaginal misoprostol in doses of 200, 400 or 800 micro g 4 h before the surgical procedure. The number of patients was calculated with an alpha = 0.01 and beta =0.20 for a diff...

BACKGROUND Bronchogenic cyst is a congenital malformation, rarely located in the cervical region and almost never involved in a neonate with acute respiratory distress in the delivery room. CASE PRESENTATION A female newborn with respiratory distress syndrome caused by a large left cervical mass. Intubation was difficult due to tracheal deviation. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a left c...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify changes in the cervical transcriptome in the human uterine cervix as a function of ripening before the onset of labor. STUDY DESIGN Human cervical tissue was obtained from women at term not in labor with ripe (n = 11) and unripe (n = 11) cervices and profiled using Affymetrix GeneChip HGU133Plus2.0 arrays. Gene expression was analyzed using a mo...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Membrane filters are EPDs, which preserve ICA flow during CAS. However, ICA flow arrest may occur with filter use. This report describes the angiographic, clinical, and histopathologic features of the filter occlusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-one consecutive patients with cervical carotid stenosis treated by CAS by using a single type of filter device were evaluated...

Background: The two most commonly employed options for esophageal reconstruction are the posterior mediastinal route and the substernal route. Therefore, the biggest disadvantage of the retrosternal approach is the potential risk for compression of the graft at the site of the thoracic inlet. The purpose of this study is to report our results by analysing the impact of the enlargement of the th...

Megaesophagus or esophageal ectasia is dilation of the esophagus because of insufficient or uncoordinated peristalsis in the mid and cervical esophagus and it has been described in dogs, cats, cows [1]. This syndrome might occur as a congenital idiopathic disorder (Uncommon) or it might manifested in adult animals as in idiopathic (Common) or acquired lesion. The pathogenesis of acquired is the...