background: uterine rupture at the site of a previous cesarean scar is an uncommon but catastrophic complication of pregnancy, which is associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. case presentation: a 30-year old woman at 24th week of gestation and complaint of pain, contractions and spotting was admitted in royan institute in tehran, iran. she had a past medical his...

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition which is sometimes presented to general surgeons as a lump in the abdomen. It can pose a diagnostic dilemma and should be in the differential diagnosis of lumps in the abdomen in females. Diagnosis is usually made following histological examination. This is a case report of abdominal wall endometriosis following caesarian section. This report di...

BACKGROUND There has been a persistent rise in the rate of Caesarean sections over the years. Whether this rise is the cause of the decline in infant mortality and improved neonatal outcome still remains debatable. OBJECTIVE To compare the Caesarian section rate and the perinatal outcome at the Aga Khan University Hospital for the years 2001 and 2004. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING T...

The article is devoted to the issue of vaginal delivery after a previous cesarean section, considers state problem in world, provides considerations for some features labor these cases and their impact on decision doctor. objective: investigate section. Materials methods. 46 patients with section (group I), 30 nulliparous II) multiparous III) was analyzed. duration first period labor, latent ph...

Small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions is a recognized complication of Caesarian section. However, obstruction due to small bowel volvulus caused by adhesions at the Caesarian-section scar has not been reported. We report such a case identified on computed tomography. We review the literature on small bowel volvulus in pregnant patients and discuss the computed tomography findings.

Poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) is the enzyme which degrades poly(ADP-ribose) polymers synthesized by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Both enzymes are activated in response to different stimuli like oxidative stress and are involved in DNA repair processes. The retention of bovine foetal membranes (RFM) is supposed to be connected with oxidative stress conditions. The aim of the stud...