Effect of the e-health supported INTER-ACT lifestyle intervention on postpartum weight retention and body composition, and associations with lifestyle behavior: A randomized controlled trial.

We investigated whether a postpartum lifestyle intervention reduced postpartum weight retention (PPWR) and improved body composition, and whether improved lifestyle was associated with less PPWR and improved body composition. A total of 1075 women with excessive gestational weight gain were randomized into the intervention (N = 551) or control (N = 524) group. A completion rate of 76% was reached.

Pharmacological cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia in pregnancy during continuous electrophysiological foetal monitoring: a case report.

Background: Maternal tachycardia is the most frequently occurring cardiac complication during pregnancy. Often administration of drugs is required as a treatment. The drug of choice is intravenously administered adenosine because it is considered safe, though there are limited studies regarding safety for the foetus with the use of adenosine.

Large uterus: what is the limit for a laparoscopic approach?

Hysterectomy is the most common surgical gynecologic procedure, which is frequently related to the treatment of leiomyoma. The laparoscopic hysterectomy is associated with a shorter hospital stay, fewer infection rates, and a faster return to daily activities. Most gynecologists do not recommend a hysterectomy via the vagina or a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) in the case of a uterus weighing more than 300 g.

Primary small cell neuroendocrine tumour of the breast.

Primary neuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast are extremely rare. Tumours can only be considered small cell neuroendocrine tumour of the breast if nonmammary sites are excluded. These tumours form a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Long-term renal function after HELLP syndrome.

This study was set up to determine the long-term (5 or more years) renal function after HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome during pregnancy and to answer the question whether long-term renal follow-up is necessary. Women with HELLP syndrome were compared with healthy control subjects who delivered their first child during the same period. There was no difference between groups for body mass index, serum and urinary creatinine levels, creatinine clearance, total urinary protein/creatinine ratio, and urinary microalbumin/creatinine ratio.