A Successful Pregnancy Outcome After Continued Surveillance of Lupus Anticoagulant Antibodies in a Patient With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) can be a devastating experience for individuals trying to have children. Various potential causes contribute to the multifactorial pathogenesis of RPL, including chromosomal anomalies, endocrine conditions, autoimmunity, thrombophilias, and infectious agents. Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) offer an unspecific clue to the underlying autoimmune pathogenic etiology of RPL.

Symptomatic Perihepatic Fluid Collections After Hepatic Resection in the Modern Era.

Background: Improvements in liver surgery have led to decreased mortality rates. Symptomatic perihepatic collections (SPHCs) requiring percutaneous drainage remain a significant source of morbidity.

Study Design: A single institution's prospectively maintained hepatic resection database was reviewed to identify patients who underwent hepatectomy between January 2004 and February 2012.

Detailed pathologic characteristics of the primary colorectal tumor independently predict outcome after hepatectomy for metastases.

Introduction: Outcome after hepatic resection for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) is heterogeneous and accurate predictors of survival are lacking. This study analyzes the prognostic relevance of pathologic details of the primary colorectal tumor in patients undergoing hepatic resection for CRLM.

Methods: Retrospective review of a prospective database identified patients who underwent resection for CRLM.