Fetal pancreatic hyperechogenicity may be an early ultrasonographic sign of gestational diabetes mellitus.

To determine whether fetal pancreatic echogenicity assessment is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in a cohort of 160 pregnant women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies. Fetal ultrasonography was performed between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation for conventional fetal biometry.

The effect of increased amnion volume severity on fetal Doppler indices and perinatal outcomes in idiopathic polyhydramnios.

To evaluate the relationship between polyhydramnios severity and alterations in Doppler indices and perinatal outcomes in idiopathic polyhydramnios. This prospective case control study was conducted in a tertiary hospital with 173 singleton pregnancies between 29 and 41 weeks gestational age between May 2015 and December 2016. Polyhydroamnios is classified as mild (amniotic fluid index 25-30 cm), moderate (30.

Evaluation of thiol/disulphide homeostasis as a novel predictor testing tool of early pregnancy viability.

Objective: To evaluate serum dynamic thiol/disulphide concentrations in patients with suspected missed abortion (MA) and to determine whether this ratio has a predictive role in the viability in these pregnancies.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 48 out of 120 recruited pregnant patients were confirmed MA in the study group. Following the recommended waiting time (7-10 days), the remaining 72 viable pregnancies that met the inclusion criteria were categorized as the control group.

Evaluation of fetal serum thiol/disulphide homeostasis in deliveries complicated by nuchal cord.

To investigate the serum thiol/disulphide homeostasis in deliveries complicated by nuchal cord (NC) and to compare the results with healthy deliveries (without NC). This prospective controlled study included 48 pregnant women complicated by NC and 48 similar gestational aged healthy pregnant women during labor. Fetal umbilical cord serum samples were collected during labor and the thiol/disulphide homeostasis was measured by using an automated assay method.

MicroRNA Expression Profile in the Prenatal Amniotic Fluid Samples of Pregnant Women with Down Syndrome.

Background: Down syndrome, which is the most common human chromosomal anomaly that can affect people of any race and age, can be diagnosed prenatally in most cases. Prenatal diagnosis via culture method is time-consuming; thus, genetic analysis has thus been introduced and is continually being developed for rapid prenatal diagnosis. For this reason, the effective use of microRNA profiling for the rapid analysis of prenatal amniotic fluid samples for the diagnosis of Down syndrome was investigated.

Prediction of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome via pulmonary artery Doppler examination.

Objective: We aimed with this study to evaluate the role of pulmonary artery acceleration time to ejection time ratio (PATET) in the prediction of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm neonates.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 105 singleton pregnant women with no congenital abnormalities and pregnancy complications who delivered before 37 weeks of gestational age were included. All the patients underwent ultrasound examination to obtain fetal pulmonary artery Doppler.

Differences in Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase1- (PARP1-) and Proliferative Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) Immunoreactivity in Patients Who Experienced Successful and Unsuccessful Microdissection Testicular Sperm Extraction Procedures.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate expression of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis and repair markers in testicular tissues of azoospermic men in whom sperm retrieval could and could not be achieved as a result of microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) procedure.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective cohort study, testicular tissues were retrieved from 60 Non-obstructive Azoospermia (NOA) patients who underwent micro-TESE procedure. These patients were divided into twogroups: micro-TESE positive group, which included 30 NOA patients from whom sperm could be extracted via micro-TESE procedure; and micro-TESE negative group, which included 30 NOA patients from whom sperm retrieval could not be achieved via micro-TESE procedure.

A non-invasive method to rule out transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN): fetal pulmonary artery acceleration to ejection time ratio.

Objective: To investigate whether fetal pulmonary artery acceleration to ejection time (PATET) ratio can predict or rule out subsequent diagnosis of transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN).

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 105 pregnant women in labor, who met the inclusion criteria. Eighteen of these women were removed from the study cohort, because of an inability to acquire sufficient Doppler waveforms and a longer duration of deliveries.

A Novel Atraumatic Tourniquet Technique for Excessive Bleeding during Cesarean Sections.

. Controlling excessive bleeding in cesarean sections which may cause a life-threatening event even under well-prepared conditions. We used a novel atraumatic tourniquet technique to temporary arrest blood flow through the uterine and ovarian vessels and compare with other techniques.

Association of serum and follicular fluid leptin and ghrelin levels with in vitro fertilization success.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle outcomes, serum and follicular fluid (FF) levels of leptin and ghrelin.

Material And Methods: Forty-four women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles (ICSI) were enrolled in the study. On the third day (D3) of the menstrual cycle, venous blood samples were drawn for serum measurements of leptin and ghrelin.

Relationship between first trimester aneuploidy screening test serum analytes and placenta accreta.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between first trimester serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and free beta human chorionic gonadotropin (fβhCG) MoM values and placenta accreta in women who had placenta previa.

Study Design: A total of 88 patients with placenta previa who had first trimester aneuploidy screening test results were enrolled in the study. Nineteen of these patients were also diagnosed with placenta accreta.

Diagnosis of Joubert syndrome via ultrasonography.

Joubert syndrome (JS) and related disorders (JSRD) are a group of multiple congenital anomaly syndromes in which the diagnostic hallmark is the molar tooth sign (MTS), a complex midbrain malformation visible on brain imaging. Detection of the MTS should be followed by a diagnostic protocol to assess multi-organ involvement. The incidence of JSRD ranges between 1/80,000 and 1/100,000 live births, although these values may represent an underestimate.

A Case of New-Onset Dermatomyositis in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Dermatomyositis (DM), a subtype of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), is characterized by skin rash, proximal muscle weakness, and inflammatory infiltrates in the muscle tissue. The peak incidence of the disease is at the age of 50-60 years, and only 14% of the patients with IIMs are estimated to present during reproductive years. Because of the limited pregnancy experience in patients with IIMs, little is known regarding the effects of DM on pregnancy or vice versa.

Placental vascularization and apoptosis in Type-1 and gestational DM.

Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the alteration in vascularization and apoptosis in the placentas of patients with Type 1 or gestational diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Placental samples drawn from normal (n = 6), GDM (n = 6), and Type 1 DM (n = 6) pregnancies were rinsed in PBS and fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde. The obtained sections were examined by both light and electron microscopy.

Prenatal Evaluation of MicroRNA Expressions in Pregnancies with Down Syndrome.

Background: Currently, the data available on the utility of miRNAs in noninvasive prenatal testing is insufficient in the literature. We evaluated the expression levels of 14 miRNAs located on chromosome 21 in maternal plasma and their utility in noninvasive prenatal testing of Down Syndrome.

Method: A total of 56 patients underwent invasive prenatal testing; 23 cases were carrying Down Syndrome affected fetuses, and 33 control cases carrying unaffected, normal karyotype fetuses were included for comparison.

Complete hydatidiform mole presenting as placenta previa in a twin pregnancy with a coexisting normal foetus: Case report.

We present a case of a patient with a complete hydatidiform mole co-existing with a normal foetus (CMCF) who had a caesarean section in week 32 of gestation, resulting in a live female infant weighing 1590 grams. The mother, with a normal bleeding pattern, did not require any surgical intervention. She was discharged from hospital on the third post-operative day.

Comparison of serum maternal adiponectin concentrations in women with isolated intrauterine growth retardation and intrauterine growth retardation concomitant with pre-eclampsia.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare serum maternal adiponectin concentrations in pregnant women with isolated intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and in pregnant women with IUGR concomitant with pre-eclampsia (IUGRcwPE).

Material And Methods: Thirty patients with isolated IUGR (group 1), 20 patients with IUGRcwPE (group 2), and 30 healthy controls (group 3) between age 18-40 were included into the study. Venous blood samples of those patients were obtained in the starving state.

Diagnosis of pregnancy after conservative management for adnexal torsion due to ovarian hyperstimulation in the same cycle.

We report a case of right adnexal torsion during the embryo implantation period of an IVF/ICSI cycle. A 26-yearold woman who diagnosed as primary infertility was included in an IVF/ICSI program. In the following period right adnexal torsion occurred at the sixth day of the embryo transfer.