This article details diagnostic imaging and histopathological findings from two women with Cesarean scar syndrome (CSS) who underwent hysterectomy. Patient one, a 44-year-old woman, was examined with transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Characteristic histological findings included a defect of the muscle layer of her Cesarean scar. Patient two, a 39-year-old woma...

an adult female budgerigar (melopsittacus undulatus) presented with abdominal enlargement. the condition of the bird deteriorated after needle aspiration for cytological examination. the budgerigar was euthanatized and a complete necropsy was performed. microscopic sections were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, gram staining, periodic acid-schiff (pas) and acid-fast staining. es...

Left ventricular endocardial fibroelastosis was diagnosed by echocardiographic scanning in a fetus at 20 weeks' gestation. Repeated prenatal examination over the next 20 weeks' gestation showed the development of the left ventricle from a chamber with a dilated cavity to a small cavity with a very thick wall. These findings were confirmed at necropsy and by the absence of other morphological an...

BACKGROUND AT present necropsy is done in less than 60% of cases of perinatal death in the UK, despite the value of the procedure to the bereaved parents and their doctors. This low rate reflects the difficulty in discussing the examination during the acute distress after the death of a baby, and the personal and religious objections of many parents to necropsy. We compared post-mortem magnetic...

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...