Puerperal fever was common in mid-19(th)-century hospitals and often fatal, with mortality at 10%-35%. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian gynecologist who is known as a pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Semmelweis discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever could be drastically cut by the use of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics. He is also described as the "savior of mothers"...

In January of 2011 I, together with my fourth-year medical student colleagues, returned to the University of Western Ontario from our electives to begin four months of preparation for our medical licensing exam. During large group discussions on general clinical scenarios, it was clear that, for most students, specialization was well underway. When listing a differential diagnosis for a headach...

1. Department of Radiology, UZ Gasthuisberg, KUL, Leuven, Belgium Background: A 22-year-old woman was referred to our department with a painless, fast growing breast mass. She noticed this mass during lactation, after giving birth to her first child. Her gynecologist palpated a large mass in the left breast, two smaller nodules in the left breast, and one small nodule in the right breast. Ultra...

Compartment syndrome is a clinical condition associated with decreased blood circulation that can lead to swelling of tissue in limited space. Several factors including lithotomy position, prolonged surgery, intermittent pneumatic compressor, and reperfusion after treatment of arterial thrombosis may contribute to compartment syndrome. However, compartment syndrome rarely occurs after gynecolog...

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive within 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse for women under 35 years age and affects approximately 15% reproductive aged couples [1]. A diagnosis infertility often emotionally, physically, financially devastating many patients will seek fertility assistance with their obstetrician gynecologist. While there may be underlying factors con...

The patient, a 45-year-old G3, P1-0-2-1 with a long history of uterine fibroids, was admitted to the defendant hospital center under the care of the defendant obstetrician/gynecologist on April 26 for a total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO). The patient had been treated on and off by the defendant ob/gyn for over 5 years for left-sided fibroids and had tr...