AIM Report of a case of successful twin pregnancy following liver transplantation. PATIENT AND METHOD A 42-year-old nulliparous-woman was subjected to an orthotopic liver transplantation due to Budd-Chiari syndrome. Sixteen months after the transplantation, an ultrasonography revealed twin pregnancy. Her prenatal course was uneventful, except for mild arterial hypertension. The immunosuppress...

Background The medical literature has reported an increase in myomectomy during caesarean section in the past decade. However, myomectomy performed during pregnancy remains a rarity. The management of uterine fibroids during pregnancy is usually expectant and surgical removal is generally delayed until after delivery. We present a case of a large, symptomatic uterine fibroid diagnosed during pr...

The effect of pregnancy on simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients has previously been described, but experience is limited. We describe the case of a thirty-five-year-old female who previously underwent simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant for type 1 diabetes mellitus-complicated nephropathy. An integrated multidisciplinary team including the transplant team, nephrologist, endocr...

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) occurs in less than 0.1% of pregnancies; however, it is one of the most common reasons for obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) and carries a high mortality for both mother and fetus. Pulmonary physiological and anatomic adaptations during pregnancy affect the overall management, as well as predispose patients to complications during respiratory ...

Human seminal plasma allergy in women is an uncommon phenomenon. A great variety of reactions ranging from local swelling to generalized systemic reactions have been described, and local symptoms have often been misdiagnosed as chronic vulvovaginitis. Sperm barriers, such as condoms, are the most widely advocated method for avoiding these reactions; however this is not acceptable to couples who...

She had been a premature baby of 3! lb. Her mother had died from unknown causes when she was about 1 year old. Her father was still alive and well. An only brother had committed suicide. She had no known tuberculosis contacts. The previous medical historv included pulmonary congestion four and a half years earlier, following which the patient had had regular X-ray examinations at a chest clinic...

The kidney transplantation is considered to be the best therapy for terminal kidney disease, nowadays. Numerous studies have shown that pregnancy may be successful and may result in a delivery of a healthy baby after the kidney transplantation. Pregnant women who are the recipients of a kidney transplant have increased chances of developing hypertension, preeclampsia, as well as going into prem...

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is very rare malignant tumor that constitutes approximately 10 % of all uterine sarcomas but only 0.2 % of all uterine malignancies [1]. ESS can be mistaken for leiomyoma because clinical presentation mimics each other and often needs HPE to establish correct diagnosis [2, 3]. In this article, we report a case of ESS in a young unmarried female of 23 years, whi...

A thirty four year old female presented with upper and lower respiratory symptoms in the third trimester of pregnancy. After the delivery of a healthy baby, the symptoms progressed to involve multiple organ systems and eventually a diagnosis of limited Wegener's Granulomatosis (Carrington-Liebow syndrome) was made. The extremely rare combination of WG and pregnancy, especially the onset of dise...

Background The medical literature has reported an increase in myomectomy during caesarean section in the past decade. However, myomectomy performed during pregnancy remains a rarity. The management of uterine fibroids during pregnancy is usually expectant and surgical removal is generally delayed until after delivery. We present a case of a large, symptomatic uterine fibroid diagnosed during pr...