Elastosonographic evaluation of endometrium in women using tamoxifen for breast cancer.

Objectives: A prospective case-control study was carried out to assess the value of elastosonography in identifying endometrial pathology in women using Tamoxifen (TAM) for breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: In total, 66 women using TAM for breast cancer were enrolled for the study with 61 premenopausal and 61 postmenopausal healthy controls. Ultrasonographic findings (strain ratio, endometrial thickness) were evaluated in regard to the duration of TAM usage, histopathological findings, and menopausal status.

The Effect of the Amniotic Fluid Index on the Accuracy of Ultrasonographic-Estimated Fetal Weight.

Background: Fetal weight estimation is one of the most important aspects of antenatal care. The effects of amniotic fluid volume on the accuracy of estimated fetal weight (EFW) depend on the amount of fluid, in particular whether it is polyhydramnios or oligohydramnios. Previous studies have reported conflicting results of the effects of amniotic fluid volume on EFW accuracy.

Influence of Behçet's disease on first and second trimester serum screening markers.

Aim: Behçet's disease (BD) is a rare and multisystemic vasculitis disease. In this study, we investigated whether BD had any effect on the biochemical components of first and second trimester aneuploidy screening tests.

Methods: A case-control retrospective study was conducted with 32 pregnant women with BD and 60 healthy pregnant women as controls.

Red blood cell distribution width: A simple parameter in preeclampsia.

Objective: Preeclampsia is a serious disease and a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of anisocytosis, is used as an inflammation marker in hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Although the relationship between RDW and hypertension has been well documented, the association between preeclampsia and RDW is not clear.

Dietary sodium and potassium intake were associated with hypertension, kidney damage and adverse perinatal outcome in pregnant women with preeclampsia.

Objectives: In this study, we hypothesized that dietary salt and potassium intake may be related with blood pressure, kidney damage and perinatal outcome in pregnants with preeclampsia (PE).

Methods: In total, 200 women (50 control women with healthy pregnancy, 150 women with PE) were recruited for the study. Daily salt and potassium intake was estimated based on calculation of 24-hour urinary sodium U[Na+] and potassium U[K+] excretion.

A novel marker in pregnant with preeclampsia: renalase.

Background: Preeclampsia is characterized by an increase in high blood pressure and decrease in GFR and proteinuria, however, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Renalase is a recently discovered protein implicated in regulation of blood pressure in humans.

Materials And Methods: Plasma concentrations of serum renalase were measured in healthy controls, healthy pregnant and pregnant with preeclampsia matched for age, gestational age, in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Elastosonographic evaluation of patients with a sonographic finding of thickened endometrium.

Objective: To evaluate if elastosonography of the endometrium can differ between normal endometrial tissue and abnormal pathology.

Study Design: One hundred and six women with a sonographic finding of thickened endometrium were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent B-mode scanning and elastosonography, performed by the same operator who was blinded to the study design.

Waist Circumference as a Predictor of Failure of Sonographic Estimation of Fetal Birth Weight.

Objective: Several factors may interfere with the success of fetal birth weight (BW) prediction. In this study we tried to determine the most probable factors that may lead to unsuccessful BW estimation.

Methods: 200 consecutive pregnancies between 34 and 41 weeks of gestation were enrolled for the study.