Use of Mueller matrix colposcopy in the characterization of cervical collagen anisotropy.

Annually, about 15 million preterm infants are born in the world. Of these, due to complications resulting from their premature birth, about 1 million would die before the age of five. Since the high incidence of preterm birth (PTB) is partially due to the lack of effective diagnostic modalities, methodologies are needed to determine risk of PTB.

Placenta percreta masquerading as an acute abdomen.

Background: The incidence of placenta percreta has been on the rise during the past decades, coincident with the increase in cesarean deliveries. The diagnosis of this potentially life-threatening complication is difficult, especially when it masquerades as other severe complications of pregnancy.

Case: A woman with one previous cesarean delivery presented at 28 weeks of gestation with right upper quadrant pain.