[Laparoscopic hysterectomy as first-line procedure in the treatment of women with benign uterine pathology].

Background: It is estimated that a total of 600,000 abdominal hysterectomies, vaginal and laparoscopic there are performed in USA, these figures make the hysterectomy the first ranked surgery. In our country, since the first description of the technique in 1989, laparoscopic hysterectomy (HL) has developed and evolved. However, the learning curve for mastering this procedure results in larger and more complex complications than other approaches.

[Maternal mortality rate in the Aurelio Valdivieso General Hospital: a ten years follow up].

Background: In México, the maternal mortality rate has been diminishing in the country in the last decades, except in the state of Oaxaca. Oaxaca is located amongst the entities with the highest ratios of maternal mortality.

Objective: To analyze the behavior and epidemiological tendencies of maternal mortality over 10 years at the Dr.

[Placenta accreta, a growing problem. Prenatal diagnosis as successful treatment].

Placenta accreta is recognized as a catastrophic disease in obstetrics. Diagnosed incidentally, it has been a rare disease in previous decades prior indiscriminate use of cesarean delivery. The World Health Organization has recently highlighted this disease as a new pandemic, which is directly related to patients who have two or more caesarean sections.

[Case report of the first world death due to a new strain of human influenza A H1N1 virus and behavior of human influenzae in pregnant women].

Influenza A H1N1 is an acute respiratory illness caused by a new strain of H1N1. Human influenza is a subtype of influenza Avirus, from the family of Orthomyxoviridae. This strain is the cause of new influenza pandemic declared by the World Health Organization in June, 2009.

[Complaints from medical care in obstetrics and gynecology].

Background: The fulfillment and satisfaction regarding the expectations of the patients at services of obstetrics and gynecology, it is related to the quality of care. Failure to meet these expectations will rise to the dissatisfaction and enhances the culture of demand, with these considerations this presents study were developed, researching the patients complaints reported by the State Commission o Medical Arbitration of Oaxaca in 2007 with the aim of identifying the medical complaint emphasis on obstetrics care.

Objective: To identify the medical lawsuits to Gineco-obstetricians in Oaxaca.

[Intravenous uterine leiomyomatosis with diffuse dissemination in pelvic cavity. Case report and literature review].

Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis is a rare benign entity in gynecology, with only 30 worldwide reports. Its most frequent complications are dissemination into vena cava, cardiac obstruction (right cavities and valves), and diffuse pelvic invasion. We report a case of a 40 years old female with history of pelvic mass resection.