Abstract Background The current fact of increasing rates cesarean deliveries is a catastrophe. Recurrent cesareans result in intraperitoneal adhesions that would lead to maternal morbidity during delivery. Great efforts are directed towards the prediction provide best care for laboring women. aim study was evaluate role abdominal striae and scar characters adhesions. Methods This case- control ...

I n May 2007, a 62-year-old man presented with a 6-cm fungating mass on the dorsum of the tongue (Figure 1), which had lasted for an unknown period of time. The lesion had a roughened and irregular surface, with areas of white keratosis admixed with areas of necrosis. It felt indurated on palpation. Two additional smaller exophytic lesions were observed on the dorsum of the tongue: one adjacent...

Background/Aims: The association between striae gravidarum (SG) and preterm delivery may be postulated because of sharing similar poor organization of extracellular matrix in both skin and cervix. Our goal was to compare the frequency of striae gravidarum in women who gave preterm birth and women who gave term birth. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in women who gave preterm birth (n...

BACKGROUND Scars represent the visible sequelae of trauma, injury, burn, or surgery. They may induce distress in the patient because of their aesthetically unpleasant appearance, especially if they are excessively raised, depressed, wide, or erythematous. They may also cause the patient symptoms of pain, tightness, and pruritus. Numerous products are marketed for scar prevention or improvement,...

Striae distensae, otherwise known as stretch marks, are common skin lesions found in a variety of clinical settings. They occur frequently during adolescence or pregnancy where there is rapid tissue expansion and in clinical situations associated with corticosteroid excess. Heralding their onset is the appearance of parallel inflammatory streaks aligned perpendicular to the direction of skin te...

BACKGROUND Laser therapy in patients with skin of color is associated with an increased rate of complications. The 755-nm picosecond laser with the diffractive lens array (DLA) has been used for the treatment of scars, striae, and rejuvenation. By delivering high energy to focused areas, the DLA minimizes complications. OBJECTIVE This study explores the adverse events associated with treatmen...

Chorioretinal folds (striae) in the posterior fundus were reported by Birch-Hirschfeld and Siegfried (I915) in a patient with an orbital tumour, and similar cases have been reported by other authors (Lohlein, I927; Wolter and Jampel, I957; Hedges and Leopold, I959; Wolter, I962). The folds were attributed to indentation of the globe by the orbital tumour, although similar findings may be seen w...

Objective To evaluate influences of various factors on the types and intensity of postoperative pain following gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. Study Design Cross-sectional questionnaire and chart review. Results A total of 84 questionnaires were distributed and returned. The types of postlaparoscopic pain are different in multiparous women and nulliparous ones (71.43% surgical wound pain ...

A new species of Cryphodera Colbran, 1966, parasitic on wild rose (Rosa sp. L.), is described from Utah, USA. Cryphode~'a utahensis n. sp. most closely resembles C. podocarpi (Wouts, Iq73) Luc et al., 1978, but is distinct with respect to a number of characters including juveniles with a longer esophagus (206 versus 142 ~tm), shorter tail (47 versus 69 gin), and fimr rather than three incisures...