BACKGROUND Uterine arteriovenous malformations are rare, potentially life-threatening, vascular anomalies. CASE We report a case of a large arteriovenous malformation diagnosed during pregnancy that was successfully treated with bilateral uterine artery embolization at 20 weeks of gestation during an ongoing pregnancy. The procedure was uncomplicated, did not result in any fetal heart-rate ch...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the clinical utility of Doppler assessment of the umbilical artery in the second trimester scan for predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS Singleton pregnancies that had undergone routine anomaly scan at 19 to 22 weeks of gestation with umbilical and uterine artery Doppler measurements. Receiver operating characteristic curves were cons...

Cervical agenesis or dysgenesis is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. Conservative surgical approach to these patients involves uterovaginal anastomosis, cervical canalization, and cervical reconstruction. In failed conservative surgery, total hysterectomy is the treatment of choice. Success of reconstructive surgery depends on the amount of cervical tissue available. Hence, congenital absen...

PURPOSE To identify the gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasonography (US) findings of amniotic sheets. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 1201 pregnant patients who underwent detailed second trimester US, nine had amniotic sheets. An amniotic sheet was defined as a shelf-like structure in the uterine cavity with a free edge not attached to the fetus or umbilical cord. There was no major fetal anomal...

The aim of this study was to clarify the role of simultaneous combined diagnostic approach using laparoscopy and hysteroscopy in the evaluation of female infertility. In a retrospective study, 360 infertile women underwent complete fertility evaluation. All the patients were examined by simultaneous combined laparoscopy and hysteroscopy as a part of the routine infertility evaluation. Laparosco...

Methods Case 1: A 35 year-old Chinese female with a history of one previous caesarean section. Antenatal ultrasound noted a localised area at the inferior base of placenta where the retroplacental hypoechoic zone was not demonstrated, and placenta appeared to have invaded myometrium. A suggestion of placenta accreta was made. Patient also underwent MRI which showed a focal area of abnormal sign...