Antenatal azithromycin to prevent preterm birth in pregnant women with vaginal cerclage: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To assess whether antenatal azithromycin given to pregnant women with vaginal cerclage can reduce preterm birth or not.

Materials And Methods: We randomized 50 pregnant ladies who underwent cerclage at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital in group A (receiving 500 mg Azithromycin oral tablets (Zithrokan, Hikma, Egypt) one tablet orally twice daily for three days in 3 courses at 14, 24 and 32 week, plus usual antenatal care) and an identical group B (receiving usual antenatal care). Our primary outcome was gestational age at delivery, and secondary outcomes were birthweight, mode of delivery, and maternal, and perinatal complications.

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy, vaginal hysterectomy and total abdominal hysterectomy using electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing technique: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To compare total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and vaginal hysterectomy (VH) using electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing (EBVS) technique regarding operative time, intra and postoperative complications.

Methods: The current prospective randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at Ain-shams University maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. Ninety patients who were admitted from gynecologic outpatient clinic to undergo hysterectomy were enrolled.