OBJECTIVE The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the effects and feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy. METHODS AND PROCEDURES We present three pregnant patients who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic during the early second and early third trimester of pregnancy. We also reviewed the literature regarding this topic. RESULTS All thr...

BACKGROUND A major disadvantage of second trimester amniocentesis is that the result is usually available only after 18 weeks' gestation. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and early amniocentesis can be done between 9 and 14 weeks and offer an earlier alternative. OBJECTIVES The objective was to assess comparative safety and accuracy of second trimester amniocentesis, early amniocentesis, trans...

Introduction The effects of antidepressant and antipsychotic medications in the perinatal period both mothers children have been a subject interest for many decades. Risks benefits should be considered according to illness stage, trimester pregnancy/ postpartum period, neonatal outcomes. Objectives Our goal was summarize knowledge about use antidepressants antipsychotics period. To illustrate c...

Certain dermatoses are specifically seen in pregnancy or postpartum period. It is therefore important for the clinicians to recognize and treat these cutaneous disorders to minimize maternal and fetal morbidity. The commonest pregnancy related dermatoses was polymorphic eruption of pregnancy seen in 22% patients, prurigo of pregnancy was seen in 7% patients, pemphigoid gestationis was seen in 3...

Abortion is an important problem in obstetrics throughout the world. The common and standard method for pregnancy termination at first trimester is surgery (curettage). Nowadays, an effective method of pregnancy termination at first trimester is medical treatments. The aim of this study is to compare misoprostol alone or in combination with methotrexate for pregnancy termination at first trimes...

BACKGROUND Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy is associated with multiple adverse outcomes, but whether all women should be screened for thyroid disorders during pregnancy remains controversial. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of the targeted high risk case-finding approach for identifying women with thyroid dysfunction during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. METHODS ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders presented by bowel habit change and abdominal pain without any structural defect. prevalence of ibs in iran was reported between 4.2-18.4%. although the etiology is still unknown but many factors such as motility diso...