Background We report two unusual separate complications after uterine artery embolization for a late postpartum haemorrhage. This report appeared important to us in view of the apparent absence of any other publications on this topic. Case presentation We report the case of a 25-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 1, admitted for uterine bleeding 7 days after a spontaneous delivery at term, in ou...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to identify the incidence, diagnosis, therapeutic and histological particularities of molar pregnancies and to evaluate our management of gestational trophoblastic tumors (GTT) according to the recommendations of FIGO. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 90 patients who were diagnosed with molar pregnancy from January 1991 to December 2007. After remis...

Seven patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenoma were treated preoperatively with octreotide (Sandostatin or SMS 201-995; a somatostatin analogue), and were compared with 18 non-treated patients in their clinical courses and adenoma analyses. Octreotide treatment improved the endocrinological data in all 7 cases. The octreotide-treated adenomas were soft and easily removed by...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess and compare intraoperative and postoperative pain associated with NovaSure impedance-controlled endometrial ablation system and ThermaChoice system. DESIGN Prospective, international, multicenter, double-arm study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1). Setting. Academic medical centers and private offices. PATIENTS Sixty-seven premenopausal women with menorrhag...

Purpose: Placenta increta in early pregnancy is rare and has been documented in only few cases and is a complication of pregnancy that can be life threatening for both mother and fetus. Thus early diagnosis of this problem is very important. This problem is a result of inadequate development of the decidua. Case Presentation: A 26 years old woman (gravid 3, para 2) with history of cesarean sect...

BACKGROUND The effect of a novel slow release form of misoprostol (SR misoprostol) on uterine activity during early pregnancy was investigated in a pilot study. METHODS Thirty women with a pregnancy between 8 and 12 weeks requesting surgical abortion were allocated to treatment according to computerized randomization. SR misoprostol (400 and 800 microg) was compared to 400 microg of conventio...

Gestational trophoblastic diseases (GTD) are a group of pregnancy-related disorders representing rare human tumours. They encompass premalignant disorders including complete (CHM), partial hydatidiform mole (PHM), exaggerated placental site (EPS), and placental-site nodule (PSN) as well as malignant disorders (also known as “gestational trophoblastic neoplasia [GTN]”) including invasive mole, c...

The role of surgery in GTD has been outlined and explained in detail. The importance of accurate diagnosis, clinical assessment, patient resuscitation and support, individualization of management and patient selection has been stressed. The prognosis for patients with GTD is now a successful outcome in 70-100% of cases, depending on the risk factors present. Cerebral lesions still present a poo...

This study was conducted in Faridpur Medical College Hospital, Faridpur, from January 2008 to December 2008 among fifty patients, diagnosed as a case of molar pregnancy. Incidenc of molar pregnancy was 8.27 per thousand pregnancy. Sixty percent of the patients were multiparous and eighty percent of low socio economic status . B positive blood group was prevalent (36%) in this study.Sixty percen...

BACKGROUND Chondrosarcomas of bone traditionally have been treated by wide or radical excision, procedures that may result in considerable lifelong disability. Grade 1 chondrosarcomas have little or no metastatic potential and are often difficult to distinguish from painful benign enchondromas. Curettage with adjuvant cryosurgery has been proposed as an alternative therapy for Grade 1 chondrosa...