Two medical abortion regimens for late first-trimester termination of pregnancy: a prospective randomized trial.

Background: Medical abortion regimens based on the use of either misoprostol alone or in association with mifepristone have shown high efficacy and excellent safety profile in early pregnancy abortion. However, no clear recommendation is available for late first-trimester termination of pregnancy.

Study Design: A prospective randomized controlled trial included 122 women seeking medical abortion at 9 to 12 weeks of gestation.

[The managment of serious pregnant disease in the intensive care unit].

We report a retrospective study over a period of 4 years and half and bearing on 59 patients that require an intensive care. The number of childbirth during this period was 22237 with 8.97% of Caesareans.

[Value of fetal MRI in the prenatal diagnosis of renal polycystic disease: a case report].

We present a case of foetal polycystic kidney disease diagnosed at 34 weeks of gesttion thanks to resonance imaging (MRI). MRI demonstrated enlarged foetal kidneys that were low signal intensity on T1 weighted images and high signal intensity on T2 weighted images. These MRI findings suggested a high water containing of the renal parenchyma.

[Fetal pathology aspects of 97 cases of anencephaly. CMNR Tunisian study].

So, the epidemiologic study done for 8 years at CMNR Tunis has shown that the incidence is 1.15@1000 births (between 0.52 and 1.

[The Dalkon Shield, a forgotten device, responsible for actinomycosis].

The authors report a case of a Dalkon Shield, forgot in a 55 years old patient, responsible for actinomycosis infection. Basing on a review of the literature, diagnostic methods and management of this kind of complication are discussed.