Coronary angiography of pregnancy-associated coronary artery dissection: a high-risk procedure.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome occurring predominantly in young women without any cardiovascular risk factors, especially during the peripartum and early postpartum period. Here, we report a case of a 28-year-old pregnant woman who was found to have an isolated distal SCAD of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Coronary angiography was complicated by extensive LAD and circumflex arteries dissection, requiring an emergency coronary artery bypass grafting associated with ventricular assist device implantation and underlying the extreme fragility of coronary arteries in pregnant women.

[Cesarean scar pregnancy: a case report of conservative management].

A caesarean scar pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy which engages the vital prognosis either by hemorrhage or by early uterine rupture. We report the case of a 38-years-old patient who presented an ectopic pregnancy developed inside a previous caesarean section scar. The diagnosis was made at eight weeks of gestation by ultra-sound and allowed a fast management.

[Obstetrical management of women with previous caesarean section].

The authors announce their own experience and data of the literature to clarify their policy in cases of pregnancy after a previous caesarean section. For obstetricians, the question is to accept a trial of labor for vaginal birth or to decide an elective caesarean section. We particularly explain our conclusions in cases of breech deliveries, twin pregnancies, fetal pelvic disproportion, maternal diabetes, and labor inductions.

[Acute pancreatitis induced by major hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy. A case report].

A parturient in the 37th week of gestation is referred to the obstetrical emergency ward for an acute abdominal pain with vomiting and fever. Few hours after her admission, a caesarean section is performed for acute fetal distress. It gave birth to a 3940 g healthy newborn.