Time of ureteral ejection of sodium fluorescein in the cystoscopic assessment of ureteral patency in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Objective: To evaluate the time of ureteral ejection of intravenous sodium fluorescein in the assessment of ureteral patency in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).

Material And Methods: Fifty-four women undergoing TLH were studied in a public teaching hospital in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. They underwent cystoscopic evaluation of ureteral patency after intravenous administration of 100 mg of sodium fluorescein.

[Laparoscopic myomectomy and use of electromechanical morcellator: clinical results in a series of cases].

Objective: to describe the clinical and operative characteristics of patients undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy and use of electromechanical morcellator for removal of tissue.

Material And Methods: An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was done with the medical records of 65 patients that underwent laparoscopic myomectomy from July 2008 to July 2013. The clinical outcomes, including body mass index (BMI), pregnancies number, parity, previous abortions, indication of myomectomy, surgical findings, length of the procedure, operative bleeding, entry into the endometrial cavity, operative complications and conversion rate to laparotomy were collected and analyzed.

[Uterine leiomyomas during pregnancy and its impact on obstetric outcome].

Background: The association of uterine leiomyoma and pregnancy is increasing due to the tendency of couples to delay first pregnancy after age 30. The risk of uterine fibroids is greater with advancing age of the woman.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of fibroids on the incidence of complications during pregnancy, labor and delivery.

[Sociodemographic and obstetric factors associated with preterm birth].

Background: Preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality and is responsible for 75 to 90% of neonatal deaths unrelated to congenital malformations.

Objective: To evaluate preterm birth association with sociodemographic and obstetric risk factors.

Material And Method: A retrospective, comparative, longitudinal and observational study was carried out in which were analyzed all preterm births registries found in 2001-2006 period in the Civil Hospital of Culiacan, Sinaloa, México.

[Effect of post-abortion interpregnancy interval on obstetric and perinatal outcomes].

Background: The interval between pregnancies is important because it allows the mother to recover after an obstetric event.

Objective: To evaluate if postabortion short interpregnancy intervals affect the obstetrics and perinatal outcome.

Material And Methods: A cases and controls study was carried out.

[Misoprostol and oxytocin for induction of cervical ripening and labor in patients with term pregnancy and premature membrane rupture].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the concurrent administration of intravaginal misoprostol and oxytocin for cervical ripening and labor induction on length labor, mode of delivery and perinatal outcomes.

Patients And Methods: One hundred seven patients with singleton pregnancy at term, vertex presentations, premature rupture of membranes and Bishop scores of < or = 4 were randomly assigned to receive one of three treatments: Group I: Intravenous oxytocin plus intravaginal misoprostol (n = 36); Group II: Intravenous oxytocin plus placebo intravaginal (n = 34); Group III: Intravaginal misoprostol plus intravenous placebo. The time interval from induction to beginning of the labor, from induction to delivery, mode of delivery and perinatal outcomes were measured.