Manual strangulation of the uterine isthmus after placental removal to reduce blood loss during cesarean section.

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of manual strangulation of the uterine isthmus on the amount of blood loss during cesarean section.

Material And Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled trial. A total of 118 participants were enrolled in the study.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropine in Cul-de-sac Fluid in Tubal Ectopic Pregnacy; A New Diagnostic Approach.

Introduction: Although new diagnostic abilities are being utilised increasingly yet early detection of tubal pregnancy remains a challenge. The use of highly sensitive hCG kits has facilitated the early diagnosis of a pregnancy. But it takes time to determine the localisation of the pregnancy.

Uterine Arcuate Artery Calcification on Transvaginal Sonography May Correlate With Known Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis.

Objectives: Uterine arcuate artery calcification is an incidental finding on transvaginal sonography. We conducted this study to evaluate the clinical importance of arcuate artery calcification and its association with the serum lipid profile and carotid artery atherosclerosis.

Methods: Serum lipid profiles, carotid artery intima thicknesses, and Doppler parameters of uterine arteries were examined in 25 patients with uterine arcuate artery calcification and 25 control participants.

Sonographic measurement of fetal ear length in Turkish women with a normal pregnancy.

Background: Abnormal fetal ear length is a feature of chromosomal disorders. Fetal ear length measurement is a simple measurement that can be obtained during ultrasonographic examinations.

Aims: To develop a nomogram for fetal ear length measurements in our population and investigate the correlation between fetal ear length, gestational age, and other standard fetal biometric measurements.

Bishop score versus ultrasound of the cervix before induction of labor for prolonged pregnancy: which one is better for prediction of cesarean delivery.

Objectives: To find an effective way to predict Cesarean section (CS) before induction of labor.

Methods: Nulliparous women at ≥ 41 weeks of pregnancy were enrolled in the study. Bishop score (BS), cervical length (CL), posterior cervical angle (PCA), quantification of the cervical stromal echogenicity by tissue histograms and opening of the internal cervical os (funnelling) were recorded.

Aberrant right subclavian artery in Down syndrome fetuses.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) in trisomic and normal fetuses during the routine detailed ultrasonography in the second trimester and to evaluate the potential value of ARSA as an ultrasonographic marker for trisomy 21.

Methods: The presence of normal brachicephalic trunk/or ARSA was confirmed in all pregnant women undergoing second trimester detailed fetal anomaly screening beyond 16th week of pregnancy. Amniocentesis following genetic councelling was recommended to all women having either any positive ultrasonographic marker including ARSA or a positive biochemical screening test (triple test) result.

Prenatal diagnosis of complete atrioventricular septal defect: perinatal and neonatal outcomes.

Objective. The purpose of this study was to establish the outlook for fetuses diagnosed with complete atrioventricular septal defect (cAVSD) prenatally and its relation to additional cardiac, extracardiac, and chromosomal abnormalities. Methods.

Effect of misoprostol on bone mineral density in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of misoprostol on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Materials And Methods: The study was performed in a randomized controlled prospective manner in 90 women with menopause at Süleymaniye Maternity and Women's Diseases Teaching and Research Hospital between January and December 2003. Cases were divided into three groups each consisting of 30 women who were in menopause for at least 1 year and had t-scores less than -1 by dual energy X-ray densitometry (DEXA).

Cardiac rhabdomyoma with tuberous sclerosis: a case report.

Background: Rhabdomyomas are the most common benign cardiac neoplasms occurring in the fetus and neonate, with most of them identified within the first year of life. Cardiac rhabdomyomas are frequently associated with tuberous sclerorosis.

Case: A 25-year-old, pregnant woman with no remarkable personal or family history was referred to us for a suspected fetal cardiac anomaly.

Incomplete healing of the uterine incision after caesarean section: Is it preventable?

Objective: To find out whether a change in suturing technique might affect the healing of the uterine scar after caesarean section (CS).

Study Design: In this randomised prospective study, 78 term pregnant patients delivered by CS were allocated to two different suturing techniques either including or excluding the endometrial layer. The integrity of the uterine incision was checked by ultrasound 40-42 days after the operation.

Nasal bone measurement during the 1st trimester: is it useful?

The aim of this study was to present our preliminary data about nasal bone measurements at 11-14 weeks of pregnancy. This study was conducted in our prenatal unit between 2000 and 2003. A total of 642 pregnant women (single pregnancies) were enrolled into the study.

Cardiac and other malformations in parapagus twins.

Introduction: Conjoined twins occur in one 50-200,000 live births and approximately 75% of all cases are thoracopagus twins. Parapagus conjoined twins are rare and are not included in many review articles.

Case Report: The cardiovascular system of a male parapagus (dicephalus, tetrabrachius, dipus) conjoined twins was studied.