Fetal cardiac tumors: prenatal diagnosis, management and prognosis in 18 cases.

Objective: To evaluate the long-term follow-up of patients with fetal cardiac tumors (FCTs), and to review the literature regarding advances in diagnosis and management of FCTs in the last decade.

Material And Methods: In this retrospective study, pregnant women referred to a single center maternal-fetal medicine unit between 2013 and 2018 for advanced ultrasonography, were reviewed. Pediatric cardiology counseling was offered to women whose fetuses had FCTs.

Evaluation of endocervical canal in women with minimal cervical cytological abnormalities.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the endocervical canal curettage (ECC) results of patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) or low-grade intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) and secondarily to explore the features of patients who are at greatest risk for endocervical involvement.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 846 women who underwent ECC with ASC-US or LSIL on cervical cytology between January 2003 and April 2011. Records of demographic data and colposcopic impression were evaluated.

Combined use of preoperative transvaginal ultrasonography and intraoperative gross examination in the assessment of myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma.

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of gross examination and transvaginal ultrasonography in the assessment of the depth of myometrial infiltration when they are used alone or together as a combined test.

Study Design: The data of 219 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of endometrial cancer were evaluated retrospectively. Transvaginal ultrasound was carried out as a part of the routine preoperative work-up within three days of surgical intervention in all cases.

Coexisting ovarian malignancy in patients with clinical stage I endometrial carcinoma.

Aim: To evaluate the feasibility of ovarian preservation at the time of operation in patients with clinical stage I endometrial carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: The data of 499 consecutive patients with clinical stage 1 endometrial cancer operated between January 2001 and December 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical and pathologic information and the intraoperative inspection findings of ovaries were evaluated to find the factors associated with the coexisting ovarian malignancy.

Immediate colposcopic evaluation in postmenopausal women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion cytology.

Objective: To compare the final diagnosis among pre- and postmenopausal women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL) cervical smear results.

Design: Retrospective, comparative study.

Setting: Departments of obstetrics and gynecology in two teaching and research hospitals.

The role of pregnancy awareness on female sexual function in early gestation.

Introduction: Female sexual function is negatively influenced by pregnancy due to the physical and emotional changes. Although the most significant effect is seen in the third trimester of pregnancy, a considerable decrease in the frequency of intercourse and sexual desire in the first trimester has also been shown.

Aim: To investigate the factors that affect sexuality in early pregnancy and the impact of awareness of pregnancy on female sexual function in the first trimester of pregnancy using two self-reported questionnaires.

Treatment of twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence with alcohol ablation or bipolar cord coagulation.

Objective: To evaluate perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by TRAP sequence.

Methods: The perinatal outcomes of 15 TRAP sequence pregnancies referred to Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research and Teaching Hospital, Turkey, were evaluated. Six cases were treated conservatively.

Prenatal diagnosis of abnormal course of umbilical vein and ductus venosus agenesis: report of three cases.

Ductus venosus connecting the portal and embryonic venous circulation into the inferior vena cava has a crucial role in fetal circulation. The absence of ductus venosus is a rare anomaly, in which the umbilical vein connection to the venous system may be extrahepatic, bypassing the liver or intrahepatic via the portal venous system. We report three cases of ductus venosus agenesis with associated anomalies.

The novel criteria for predicting pelvic lymph node metastasis in endometrioid adenocarcinoma of endometrium.

Objective: To identify clinicopathological risk factors for pelvic lymph node metastasis, and to evaluate the clinical validity of these factors in selecting patients who need pelvic lymph node dissection.

Methods: The data of 466 patients who had lymphadenectomy for endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium between January 2002 and December 2010 were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: All patients underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy and 192 (41.

Effects of steroid hormone levels on the ultrasound appearance of the preovulatory endometrium in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycles.

Background: This study investigated the effects of serum estradiol (E2) and progesterone levels on preovulatory endometrial thickness and echogenicity in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) cycles for in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, we evaluated the data of 241 in vitro fertilization- embryo transfer cycles. Cycles were classified into three groups according to endometrial thickness measured on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration as: i.

Comparison of preoperative endometrial biopsy grade and final pathologic diagnosis in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer.

Objective: To compare preoperative grading in endometrioid endometrial cancer with the final pathologic assessment of the hysterectomy specimen. The second objective of the study was to determine a high risk group who will be upgraded in the postoperative evaluation.

Material And Methods: A total of 335 patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer were retrospectively reviewed between June 2000 and January 2011.

Trends in fetal indications for termination of pregnancy between 2002 and 2010 at a tertiary referral centre.

Objective: We reviewed the data of the termination of pregnancy (TOP) cases between 2002 and 2010 to evaluate the changes in fetal indications for both early and late TOPs in this period.

Material And Methods: The data of 962 TOP cases were analysed in two groups according to the periods as in 2002-2006 and 2007-2010. The women were also subdivided into two categories according to their gestational age; <23 weeks' gestation (early termination) and ≥23 weeks' gestation (late termination).

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in postmenopausal women: a comparative retrospective analysis.

Objectives: To determine the outcomes of women with a diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) with respect to menopausal status.

Study Design: Between October 2006 and March 2010, the data of 214 postmenopausal women with ASCUS results on Pap smear were evaluated. Sociodemographic data and histopathological results were compared with those of 1018 premenopausal women with ASCUS cytology.

Prenatal diagnosis of aortopulmonary window.

Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart malformation. It refers to a connection between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk before bifurcation. We report a case of APW that was detected by prenatal fetal echocardiography.

Preoperative assessment of myometrial and cervical invasion in endometrial carcinoma by transvaginal ultrasound.

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) in preoperative assessment of the depth of myometrial infiltration and the presence of cervical invasion in endometrial carcinoma.

Methods: 298 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of endometrial cancer were evaluated by TVS within 3 days of surgical intervention. The depth of myometrial invasion was classified into two groups: no or <50% invasion and ≥50% invasion.

Associated anomalies and outcome of fetal aberrant right subclavian artery.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of aberrant right subclavian artery among the low-risk fetuses and to evaluate its association with chromosomal abnormalities and the other congenital heart diseases.

Methods: A total of 4,125 consecutive fetuses were examined for the presence of aberrant right subclavian artery that arises from the descending aorta distal to the left subclavian artery.

Results: Aberrant right subclavian artery was detected in 17 cases (0.