Publications by authors named "Carman Wing Sze Lai"
Background: The management of the pregnancy after delivery of the first fetus during a second-trimester miscarriage or very early preterm birth has not been well defined.
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate whether delayed interval delivery of the remaining fetus(es) in twins/triplets is associated with improved survival, when compared with immediate delivery, after miscarriage or very preterm birth of the first fetus in multiple pregnancy.
Data Sources: PubMed, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library were systematically searched through January 2019.
Background: There are five reported cases of fetal meconium peritonitis developing after episodes of maternal hepatitis. These cases demonstrate a potential association between severe maternal liver injury and subsequent fetal meconium peritonitis.
Case: A 26-year-old primigravid woman developed acute liver failure 4 days after unilateral oophorectomy for ovarian torsion at 24 weeks of gestation.
Aim: The diagnostic accuracy of fetal echocardiogram performed by an obstetrician alone and that performed jointly by an obstetrician and pediatric cardiologist for congenital heart disease were compared.
Materials And Methods: All cases of suspected fetal congenital heart disease (CHD) referred to the Prenatal Diagnostic Clinic at Tsan Yuk Hospital, Hong Kong during 2006-2011 were reviewed. Prenatal fetal echocardiogram findings were compared with postnatal diagnosis.
Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma presented as back pain in pregnancy: case report and review of literature.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
December 2016
Objective: To report a case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma complicating pregnancy with a review of literature.
Methods: A literature search of all English articles on pancreatic adenocarcinoma in pregnancy till December 2014.
Results: A 35-year-old patient presented at 22 weeks of gestation for back pain and weight loss.