Fetal arrhythmias: Ten years' experience and review of the literature.

Objective: Fetal arrhythmias complicate 1-2% of all pregnancies. Ultrasound evaluation and Doppler technology are indispensable in both diagnosis and management. Digoxin, sotalol, flecainide and amiodarone are widely accepted antiarrhythmic agents that are frequently.

Cervical cerclage in twin pregnancies: obstetric and neonatal outcomes.

Background: Although there have been significant improvements in prenatal and neonatal care in recent years, twin pregnancies account for 17-20% of all preterm births and are associated with an increased risk of perinatal mortality and morbidity.

Aims: To evaluate the contribution of cerclage to the continuation of pregnancy in twin pregnancy cases required cervical cerclage.

Methods: Cases of twin pregnancies who performed cervical cerclage with follow-up and deliveries between January 2010 and January 2022 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, were retrospectively analyzed.

Cirrhosis and pregnancy: a single centre experience.

Purpose: Cirrhosis is a diffuse pathology characterized by fibrosis of the liver and is the last stage of chronic liver diseases. It is a serious medical condition which seriously impacts reproduction and reproductive life span. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of pregnancies complicated with liver cirrhosis.

The role of fetal fibronectin and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 biomarkers in antenatal prediction of placenta accreta spectrum.

In this study, we aimed to assess the determining role of foetal fibronectin (FFN) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type (PAI-1) levels in the antenatal prediction of placenta accreta spectrum in cases with risk factors for placenta accreta spectrum. Singleton live pregnancies with placenta previa or low-lying placenta within 32-34 weeks of gestation were included in the study. The cases were divided into two groups after delivery as those with PAS and those with normal placentation.

Prenatal diagnosis of a case with tetrasomy 9p confirmed by cytogenetics, FISH, microarray analysis and review.

Objective: Tetrasomy 9p is a rare fetal condition. Cases are usually mosaic. Here, we present a non-mosaic tetrasomy 9p case with cytogenetic analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization, microarray data, ultrasound findings, and phenotypic presentation.

Perioperative Outcomes in Pregnant Women Who Underwent Surgery for Adnexal Torsion.

Objective:  To evaluate clinical characteristics, maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant women who underwent surgery for adnexal torsion (AT).

Methods:  All patients, who underwent surgical operation due to AT during pregnancy at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ege University between 2005 and 2020 were retrospectively investigated. Main clinical and perioperative outcomes were evaluated.

Evaluation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a higher risk of complications in pregnancy. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been evaluated in numerous inflammatory diseases. We evaluated the possible role of these markers in SLE pregnancies.

Outcomes of antenatally diagnosed fetal cardiac tumors: a 10-year experience at a single tertiary referral center.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical and perinatal outcomes along with ultrasonographic characteristics of fetuses with a cardiac tumor.

Methods: The data were obtained retrospectively between January 2010 and December 2019 in a tertiary referral center. The Cardiovascular Profile Score (CVPS) was used for the diagnosis of heart failure.

Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy: experience from 45 cases at a tertiary care center.

Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare maternal cardiac disorder associated with high maternal and fetal mortality. The objective of our study was to evaluate the maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant women with PH in a single health center.

Study Design: 45 pregnant patients with PH, who had undergone antenatal follow-up and delivery at the department of gynecology and obstetrics at a referral center were retrospectively investigated.

Comparison of indications and results of prenatal invasive diagnostic tests before and after the implementation of the use of cell-free fetal DNA: a tertiary referral center experience.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to compare the changes in the number, yield, and the percentage of karyotyping indications of the invasive prenatal diagnostic tests between the periods before and after cell-free fetal DNA was introduced to clinical use.

Method: The number of invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, indication percentages and karyotype results in the periods before (January 1, 2009-December 31, 2010), (n = 1412) and after (January 1, 2016-December 31, 2017), and (n = 593) the introduction of cell-free fetal DNA was retrospectively evaluated.

Results: When compared with the period before cell-free fetal DNA came into clinical use, the number of invasive prenatal diagnostic tests decreased by 58% while their yield was found to have increased (4.

Effectiveness of segmental resection technique in the treatment of placenta accreta spectrum.

Background: Placental accreta is a serious obstetrical entity and its management is challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate and define our uterus sparing surgical technique in patients with placenta accreta spectrum.

Methods: The data of 21 patients who underwent uterine segmental resection during cesarean section with a preliminary diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum at Ege University between January 2017 and December 2018 were evaluated retrospectively.

Antenatal Findings of Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome.

Background: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a congenital ectodermal disorder characterized by keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness. This syndrome affects multiple systems and can be fatal.

Case: A 34-year-old G2, P1 woman was admitted to the Ege University School of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey because of a rapid increase in abdominal circumference at 32 weeks gestation.

Case Report of a Tubo-ovarian Abscess Caused by Candida kefyr.

Background: Candida species are harmless commensals of hosts, including humans, but they can cause infection when the immune system is compromised. Infections with non-albicans species can occur, ranging from urinary tract infections to sepsis, especially among patients in intensive care units.

Case: The patient, a 37-year-old woman, presented with severe abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting.

Do Leukocyte and Platelet Counts Have Benefit for \Preoperative Evaluation of Endometrial Cancer?

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between preoperative leukocyte and platelet counts and the stage of the disease in patients with endometrial cancer.

Materials And Methods: Data for 100 patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy for benign uterine diseases and 177 patients surgically staged for endometrial cancer at Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics between 2005 and 2013, with preoperative complete blood count in the week prior to surgery including WBC, platelet count, pathologic evaluation for both benign and malign endometrium lesions, tumor stage and presence of lymphovascular space invasion (LVI), were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: The preoperative leukocyte count was significantly higher in patients with endometrial cancer when compared to the patients with benign diseases.

Arthroscopic reconstruction of a ruptured patellar tendon: a technical note.

A traumatic patellar tendon rupture of a 35-year-old, otherwise healthy male was reconstructed with semi-tendinosus and gracillis tendons. Tendon grafts were harvested with an open-ended tendon stripper without dissecting them free from their tibial insertion. A transpatellar tunnel was drilled appropriate to the tendon size and a passing pin was used across the length of the patella.