Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Obstructed Hemivagina Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis.

Study Objective: Obstructed hemivagina with ipsilateral renal agenesis (OHVIRA) is a rare congenital Müllerian anomaly. We sought to explore the impact of OHVIRA on pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective chart review identified 8 patients with an OHVIRA diagnosis and at least 1 documented pregnancy.

The relationship between estrogen and subsequent growth restriction among adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding at menarche.

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the impact of estrogen-containing treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) on subsequent height compared to progesterone-only or non-hormonal treatment when initiated at menarche.

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of adolescent females aged 10-15 years who presented to an institution-affiliated outpatient, inpatient, or emergency setting for management of HMB within three months of menarche. Growth records over a 2 year period starting at menarche were recorded, and comparisons made among patients treated with 1) estrogen, 2) progesterone, and 3) non-hormonal methods (controls).

Traumatic injuries in developing countries: report from a nationwide cross-sectional survey of Sierra Leone.

Objective: To use a nationwide household survey tool to provide an estimate of injury prevalence, mechanisms of traumatic injuries, and number of injury-related deaths in a low-income country.

Design: A randomized, cross-sectional nationwide survey using the Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need tool was conducted in 2012.

Setting: Sierra Leone, Africa.