The apelinergic system is a highly conserved pleiotropic system. It comprises the apelin receptor apelin peptide jejunum (APJ) and its two peptide ligands, Elabela/Toddler (ELA) and apelin, which have different spatiotemporal localizations. This system has been implicated in the regulation of the adipoinsular axis, in cardiovascular and central nervous systems, in carcinogenesis, and in pregnancy in humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hereditary hypofibrinogenemia is a rare fibrinogen disorder characterised by decreased levels of fibrinogen. Pregnant women with hypofibrinogenemia are at risk of adverse obstetrical outcomes, depending on the fibrinogen level.
Aim: We investigated how the physiological changes of hemostasis throughout the pregnancy impact the hemostatic balance in a woman with hereditary mild hypofibrinogenemia.
Cytomegalovirus infection remains the main congenital infectious cause of abnormal development, notably neurological or auditory. In case of early maternal infection, vertical transmission is lower than later in pregnancy, but fetal/neonatal sequelae are more frequent and severe. Until recently, there was no available treatment to prevent transmission and complications and only preventive measures were recommended.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Post-operative CRP on postoperative day 4 (POD) is used for the early detection of complications after colorectal surgery for cancer, but there is no evidence yet that justifies the use of this marker for bowel resection in case of endometriosis.
Study Design: We retrospectively included 66 consecutive patients who underwent bowel resection for endometriosis (stage 4) in Lille university hospital, France, from August 1, 2015 until January 31, 2017. The composite endpoint of our study included anastomotic leakages, infectious or thrombo-embolic complications, hematomas, bowel stenosis, rectorrhagia, voiding dysfunction, and rehospitalization for related symptoms.
Objective: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a gestational weight gain for full-term twin pregnancies of 17-25 kg for normal Body mass Index patients', and characterize its guidelines on during twin pregnancies as "provisional". Indeed, they are exclusively based on observational epidemiological data. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the IOM's gestational weight gain guidelines are optimal for maternal and neonatal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Polypropylene meshes have specific complications, and in 2016 the Food and Drug Administration required a Premarket Approval for their use in pelvic prolapse repair, as there was a lack of long-term data. Our objectives were to determine the long-term reoperation rates and type in our patients after transvaginal mesh repair and to study their risk factors.
Study Design: We were able to follow up with 349 patients from a single University Hospital, with phone calls, after a median time of 8,5 years.