Vaginal misoprostol before copper IUD insertion after previous insertion failure: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, randomised clinical trial.

The aim of the study was to assess whether vaginal administration of misoprostol before copper intrauterine device (IUD) insertion increased the success of the procedure among parous women with previous insertion failure. A single-centre, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial was conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, between October 2015 and August 2016. The study comprised 90 parous women undergoing TCu380A IUD insertion after a failed attempt.

Accuracy of the Manipal Cervical Scoring System for predicting successful induction of labour.

The Manipal Cervical Scoring System is an accurate and objective sonographic score that predicts the outcome of induced labour. The aim of the current study was to compare the performance of the Manipal Cervical Scoring System against the Bishop Score. A prospective study was conducted on 105 women underwent labour induction in Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

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.

Incidence of emergency peripartum hysterectomy in Ain-shams University Maternity Hospital, Egypt: a retrospective study.

Purpose: To estimate the incidence of emergency peripartum hysterectomy over 6 years in Ain-shams University Maternity Hospital.

Methods: Detailed chart review of all cases of emergency peripartum hysterectomy, 2003-2008, including previous obstetric history, details of the index pregnancy, indications for emergency peripartum hysterectomy, outcome of the hysterectomy and infant morbidity.

Results: The overall rate of emergency peripartum hysterectomy was 149 of 66,306 or 2.