Fetal Diaphragmatic Eventration: A Case Report.

Background: Congenital diaphragmatic eventration (CDE) is a rare congenital malformation that is well described in the pediatric literature. In contrast to congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), there is no physical defect in the diaphragm with CDE. Prenatal differentiation of the two pathologies represents a diagnostic and prognostic challenge.

Prevalence, risk factors and pregnancy outcomes of women with vascular brain lesions in pregnancy.

Background: Vascular brain lesions (VBL) occur in up to 4.0% of the general population. With the increasing availability and use of sophisticated imaging techniques, there are more patients being diagnosed with asymptomatic intracranial AVMs and cavernous hemangiomas.

Pregnancy of Unknown Location: A Survey-Based Evaluation of When and Why Physicians Intervene?

Introduction: Management of pregnancies of unknown location (PUL) is a complex challenging clinical situation with possibilities for pitfalls. Obstetricians and gynaecologists of varied levels of training and experience from Canada and the Nordic countries were questioned about their approach when faced with PUL.

Method: A 13-item web-based questionnaire was used to evaluate physicians' behaviors by surveying their management of a PUL encountered at different levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).

A nationwide evaluation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in pregnancy and the puerperium.

Objective: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare and potentially lethal cause of myocardial infarction (MI). The purpose of our study was to estimate the prevalence and maternal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by SCAD.

Materials And Methods: A population-based cohort study on all births identified in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from 2008 to 2012.