Fukushima J Med Sci
April 2022
A tubo-ovarian abscess is an infection that occurs as a sequela of pelvic inflammatory disease. There is no reported association between a tubo-ovarian abscess and cri du chat syndrome in the medical literature. Herein, we report the case of a 44-year-old woman with cri du chat syndrome who was subsequently diagnosed with a tubo-ovarian abscess.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To examine the effect of weight gain during pregnancy on preeclampsia among women with a prepregnancy body mass index < 18.5 kg/m .
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 479 Japanese women with singleton pregnancies and a prepregnancy body mass index < 18.
Aim: The effect of placenta previa on age-specific placental size has not yet been elucidated. This study aimed to examine the effect of placenta previa on the Japanese standardized z-scores of placental size.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included Japanese participants from Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital with single pregnancies who gave birth during 2013-2019.
Heterotopic pregnancy (HP), a coexistence of intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies, is extremely rare. Although there have been many reports of maternal outcomes in pregnant women with HP, they have not described fetal neurodevelopmental outcomes and survival. A 30-year-old Japanese woman in early gestation who had undergone two previous cesarean deliveries was transferred to our hospital with vital signs of shock.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlacenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a rare complication that can lead to life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage. PAS can sometimes occur unexpectedly, without placenta previa;such cases can lead to higher maternal mortality and morbidity than expected cases. Here, the authors report a case of unexpected PAS caused by assisted reproductive technology (ART) in a woman with adenomyosis.
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