OBJECTIVE The Bishop score and length of the uterine cervix are good predictors of successful labor induction. However, little is known about the association between the funneling of the uterine cervix and successful labor induction. The study aimed to evaluate cervical funneling as a predictor of successful labor induction. METHODS This study was designed as a prospective observational study...

BACKGROUND Tamoxifen is generally considered a safe drug for Indian women with breast cancer. Indian women seem to tolerate tamoxifen therapy better than western women, but there are no data regarding safety and local adverse effect profiles in typical Indian populations. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 3,000 case records of patients who had received tamoxifen daily for any period of time, bet...

INTRODUCTION Ultrasonography is used routinely during pregnancy to screen and detect fetal abnormalities. However, there are some conditions like anhydramnios (a prevalent state in renal agenesis) or maternal obesity that may limit the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography. Magnetic resonance imaging has proven to be useful when ultrasound alone is insufficient to make a correct diagnosis. C...

OBJECTIVE To review our practice of diagnosing and managing third and fourth degree perineal tears. METHODS Retrospective case series conducted by reviewing medical records of all women having singleton, full term vaginal delivery at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi from November 1990 to October 2005. RESULTS The frequency of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) in our department was...

We report two cases of postpartum intractable bleeding with coagulopathy. Case 1: A 34-year-old low-risk woman at 39 weeks of gestation was admitted to our hospital. After an uneventful vaginal delivery, placenta separation failed. Ultrasonography revealed absence of placental lacunae suggesting a retained placenta with a lower possibility of placenta accreta. Manual separation was then attempt...

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to evaluate normal hiatal dimensions in the third trimester in nulliparous Thai pregnant women and to establish which biometric factors were associated with various pregnancy outcomes. METHODS Fifty-seven consecutive nulliparous pregnant Thai women in their third trimester were recruited on a voluntary basis from April to October 2014. All subjects underwent...

Background:Primary malignant lymphoma of the uterine cervix is extremely rare and can be misdiagnosed due to its different clinical presentations. The aim of this report was to introduce a case of primary malignant lymphoma of the uterine cervix which was misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst on ultrasonography. Case report: A 31-year-old female referred with a...

The pain in the abdomen during pregnancy presenting to emergency department (ED) is a big diagnostic challenge. A that occurs most commonly fallopian tube, outside of uterus known as ectopic pregnancy. Acute appendicitis and are two common causes department. At 11 weeks gestational period, 27-years-old gravida 2 para 1 presented with 3-day history right iliac fossa which was not associated vagi...

introduction: to present our experience about the safety of conservative management in asymptomatic and non-complicated hepatic hydatid cyst in pregnancy.   methods: seven pregnant patients with hepatic hydatid cysts as an incidental finding in routine obstetrical ultrasonography were referred to our center during 2001 to 2008. three patients were visited in the second and the rest in the third...