Association of Umbilical Cord Coiling and Medical Disorders of Pregnancy: a Cross-Sectional Study.

The coiling of the umbilical vessels develops by about 28 days post-conception and is present in about 95% of foetuses by around nine weeks of conception. Umbilical coiling (UC) is associated with many maternal and fetal outcomes. The present study attempts to assess any associations between medical disorders of pregnancy with umbilical cord coiling.

The efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in treatment of locally advanced carcinoma cervix.

Objective: A prospective cohort study in a teaching hospital to assess the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced carcinoma cervix.

Method: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the form of cisplatin 75 mg/m(2) and paclitaxel 135 mg/m(2) on day 1 and repeated at 14 days' interval for up to a maximum of three courses.

Results: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in cervical cancer was effective in the downstaging of the disease.