Introduction: Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare form of pregnancy, defined by the coexistence of an ectopic and an intrauterine pregnancy. The diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy remains one of the greatest challenges of the gynecological-obstetrical emergencies.
Case Presentation: We report a rare case of spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy of a 28-year-old woman, diagnosed with a heterotopic pregnancy by ultrasound and treated by laparotomy in emergency obstetrical department of Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca.
Introduction: Massive vulvar edema is an unusual complication of pregnancy that may be due to underlying systemic pathology but has also been associated with preeclampsia. It is likely to interfere with vaginal delivery. It has been associated with maternal mortality in the postpartum period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberculosis of the breast is a very rare infection; it occurs chiefly in women of childbearing potential, usually as an apparently primary infection and constitutes a diagnosis and therapeutic challenge. Administration of antituberculous agents is the mainstay of therapy. Surgery is required in some cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF• Cyclopia is a rare congenital disorder with life-threatening complications. • Early diagnosis during pregnancy should be emphasized to prevent its complications. • Early diagnosis is important to allow for early termination of pregnancy and to minimize the physiological and psychological impact of such anomalies on the mother and family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Desmoid tumors are benign mesenchymal tumors developed at the expense of muscular fasciae and aponeuroses. The mammary localization is a rare entity, representing less than 0.2% of all breast tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Primary ovarian leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor of the ovary seen in women between 20 and 65 years old. Clinical, ultasonographic and tumor marker data remain the best preoperative approach currently available for ovarian tumours. Only pathological examination can establish the diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe association of ovarian malignancy with pregnancy is rare; accounting for 3-6% of ovarian masses of which malignant germ cell tumors represent the type most frequently associated with pregnancy, whereas the incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer is only 1/12,000 to 1/50,000 of pregnancies. The diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer in pregnancy remain poorly codified because of the rarity of cases and the limited data available on this pathology. We report here the case of a 45-year-old woman with a large ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma diagnosed during pregnancy, identified by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUterine necrosis is a rare condition, it is considered a life-threatening complication. A few cases of uterine necrosis are reported in the literature most of them complicating embolizations, occurring after postpartum hemorrhages or severe endometritis. We describe a case of uterine necrosis occurring after a caesarean section, the results of the CT scan simulated a textiloma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
February 2022
Introduction: Ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Its incidence is 0.5% to 1% of all ectopic gestations, or 1 in 7000 to 40,000 live births.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Spontaneous bladder rupture SBR is a rare condition and often missed diagnosis, especially after a nontraumatic vaginal delivery.
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old patient who had a nontraumatic vaginal delivery presented to the emergency room 7 days later with acute abdomen and anuria. Computed tomography showed free fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Introduction: Spontaneous uterine rupture in the first trimester is a redoubtable obstetric emergency that carries a high risk for both mother and fetus.
Cases Presentation: We present the case of a spontaneous uterine rupture in a patient with a scarred uterus at 9 weeks' gestation treated by laparotomy in emergency obstetrical department of Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca; whose histological examination of the removed material found a partial mole.
Clinical Discussion: Spontaneous uterine rupture in the first trimester is rare and usually occurs in a scarred or malformed uterus.
To identify circulating proteins influencing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility and severity, we undertook a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study, rapidly scanning hundreds of circulating proteins while reducing bias due to reverse causation and confounding. In up to 14,134 cases and 1.2 million controls, we found that an s.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStem cells can exist in either active or quiescent states. In the aging hippocampus, adult neural stem cells (aNSCs) shift into a quiescent state, contributing to age-related reductions in hippocampal neurogenesis. Here, we focused on the subventricular zone (SVZ) stem cell niche of the adult forebrain, asking to what extent quiescence-associated changes in aNSCs are initiated between early and middle-age.
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