Brief report: successful pregnancies but a higher risk of preterm births in patients with systemic sclerosis: an Italian multicenter study.

Objective: To assess fetal and maternal outcomes in women with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Methods: Prospectively collected data on 99 women with SSc from 25 Italian centers were analyzed retrospectively. Women with SSc were observed during 109 pregnancies (from 2000 to 2011), and outcomes were compared to those in the general obstetric population (total of 3,939 deliveries).

Clinical and dosimetric predictors of late rectal syndrome after 3D-CRT for localized prostate cancer: preliminary results of a multicenter prospective study.

Purpose: To assess the predictors of late rectal toxicity in a prospectively investigated group of patients treated at 70-80 Gy for prostate cancer (1.8-2 Gy fractions) with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy.

Methods And Materials: A total of 1,132 patients were entered into the study between 2002 and 2004.

Spectrum and outcome of atrioventricular septal defect in fetal life.

Objectives Of The Study: to analyse the features and outcomes of different types of atrioventricular septal defects, detected during fetal life, as compared to postnatal data.

Material And Methods: We analysed retrospectively the data concerning 82 fetuses with atrioventricular septal defect, diagnosed from 19 through 37 weeks gestation with a median of 26 weeks. In 46 cases (56.