Endoscopic Glucocorticoid Injection for the Treatment of a Refractory Benign Esophageal Stenosis in a Patient With Plummer-Vinson Syndrome.

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) or Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome is a rare clinical condition characterized by the triad of esophageal webs/stenoses, iron-deficiency anemia, and progressively worsening dysphagia. It occurs mostly in Caucasian women in the fourth to seventh decades, particularly in northern countries. Esophageal webs and stenoses can be encountered during endoscopic evaluation for the patient's complaint of dysphagia.

Maternal and Neonatal Outcome following Day Two versus Day Five or Seven Discharge after an Uncomplicated Elective Caesarean Section: A Randomized Control Study.

Background: In recent times, it has become a common practice to discharge a woman early after an uncomplicated caesarean section (CS), to satisfy their wishes, reduce cost, and maximize efficient use of healthcare system resources.

Objective: To conduct a comparative analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes following day two hospital discharge versus day 5 or 7 discharge after an uncomplicated CS.

Materials And Methods: Eligible parturient (228) who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into two groups between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019 in two different maternity centers in Ebonyi state.

Association between time of delivery and poor perinatal outcomes -An evaluation of deliveries in a tertiary hospital, South-east Nigeria.

Objectives: Nigeria account for a significant proportion of adverse perinatal outcome. Nigerian studies assessing impact of time of delivery on perinatal outcome are scarce. This study evaluates any associations between time of delivery and perinatal outcome.

Perceptions and practice of epidural analgesia among women attending antenatal clinic in FETHA.

Background: The pain of childbirth is arguably the most severe pain that most women will endure in their lifetime. Epidural analgesia is widely used as an effective method of pain relief in labor. It provides almost complete relief of pain if administered timely, and does not affect the progress of the first stage labor.

Eclampsia in rural Nigeria: The unmitigating catastrophe.

Introduction: Eclampsia is one of the most dreaded causes of adverse outcomes of pregnancy worldwide. It is one of the greatest causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality world over. We do not know the prevalence, management outcome, and the devastation caused by this dreaded disease in our center hence the need for this work.