Kasr Alainy simplified uterine preserving surgery for conservative management of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS): A modified surgical approach.

Objective: The incidence of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is rising rapidly due to the global surge in Caesarean delivery. It is associated with significant maternal morbidity and mortality. It is usually managed with Caesarean hysterectomy.

Accidentally discovered high INR in pregnancy unmasks an inherited factor VII (FVII) deficiency that is paradoxically associated with thrombotic tendency.

A 32-year-old multiparous obese woman was referred to our center at 37 weeks of twin gestation. She was referred for birth planning following an accidentally discovered high international normalised ratio (INR) in routine preoperative labs. Her history was significant for recurrent pregnancy-associated deep venous thrombosis as well as two early pregnancy losses.

Budd-Chiari syndrome diagnosed with pregnancy in a patient with inherited thrombophilia.

An 18-year-old primigravida was referred to our high risk pregnancy (HRP) department at 34 weeks of gestation for birth panning as she has Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). Her history was significant for familial thrombophilia. She had portal hypertension manifestations.

Development of an Arabic version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire as a tool to study eye diseases patients in Egypt.

Aim: To develop and test an Arabic version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ-25).

Methods: NEI-VFQ-25 was translated into Arabic according to WHO translation guidelines. We enrolled adult consenting patients with bilateral chronic eye diseases who presented to 14 hospitals across Egypt from October to December 2012, and documented their clinical findings.