[Giant ectopic peritoneal and omental deciduosis mimicking a peritoneal carcinomatosis].

Ectopic decidual reaction of the peritoneum and the omentum is rare. It is usually an incidental finding during caesarean section and it could mimick macroscopically peritoneal carcinomatosis or tuberculosis. Histology is very important to make diagnosis.

Obstetrical and neonatal outcomes in obese women.

Objective: To compare the incidence of antenatal and intrapartum complications and neonatal outcomes among pre-pregnant obese women.

Methods: At the Sud-Reunion Hospital's maternity, Reunion Islands, France, over a 54-month period, each obese pregnant woman (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2) delivering a singleton after 22-weeks gestation was compared to the next age and parity-matched woman of normal pre-pregnancy weight (BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2), who delivered after the index case.

Endorectal ultrasound accuracy in the diagnosis of rectal endometriosis infiltration depth.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of endorectal ultrasound examination to ascertain the deepest rectal layer involved in rectal endometriosis.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Department of obstetrics and gynecology at a university hospital in France.

[Laparoscopic surgery of profund endometriosis with rectal affect].

Objective: To present the principles of laparoscopic treatment for rectal endometriosis and to discuss possible postoperative outcomes.

Material And Methods: Our series included women managed for rectal endometriosis during consecutive 20 months in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen--France. Patient's characteristics, symptoms, imaging examination results, surgical treatment and postoperative outcomes were all evaluated retrospectively.