The involvement of U-type dicentric chromosomes in the formation of terminal deletions with or without adjacent inverted duplications.

An inverted duplication with a terminal deletion (inv-dup-del) is one of the complex constitutional structural rearrangements that can occur in a chromosome. Although breakages of dicentric chromosome have been suggested, the precise mechanism of this is yet to be fully understood. In our present study, we investigated the genomic structure of 10 inv-dup-del cases to elucidate this mechanism.

Clinical Usefulness of Bakri Balloon Tamponade in the Treatment of Massive Postpartum Uterine Hemorrhage.

Intrauterine globe-shaped metreurynter tamponade has been used for some time to treat massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). More recently, the Bakri balloon has come into use to treat PPH. It is made of silicon, possesses a drainage lumen, and has a sausage-like spindle shape.

Septic neonate rescued by polymyxin B hemoperfusion.

Sepsis caused by group B streptococcus has been well controlled with aminobenzylpenicillin, but the incidence of Escherichia coli sepsis has increased in proportion. E. coli is a Gram-negative bacillus associated with poor prognosis due to the release of endotoxins.

Decreasing full-term neonatal birthweight over the past 2 decades in a single institute in Japan.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether full-term neonatal birthweight is decreasing or not.

Material And Methods: Subjects were selected from the registration database of full-term singletons from a single local practitioner at two time-points, 1991 (n = 750) and 2011 (n = 442). Maternal age, parity, and smoking habits were recorded.