Traditional surgical approaches to uterine fibroids: abdominal myomectomy and hysterectomy.

abstract：:Influenza infection during pregnancy imparts disproportionate morbidity and mortality. This has been primarily noted during occasional influenza pandemics but also during seasonal epidemics. The majority of pregnant women who contract influenza appear to have a mild, self-limited course. However, influenza produces a ...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Beigi RH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy is an opportune time to identify opioid dependence, facilitate conversion to opioid maintenance treatment, and coordinate care with specialists in addiction medicine, behavioral health, and social services. Comprehensive prenatal care for opioid-dependent women involves the evaluation and the management of c...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Krans EE,Cochran G,Bogen DL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal weight gain or energy intake for an individual woman cannot be determined from research studies. Current guidelines for maternal gain, however, combined with individualized assessment and follow-up, can provide the clinician and the pregnant women with a meaningful target and plan for achieving a healthy wei...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Abrams B

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predelivery diagnosis of placenta accreta, increta, and percreta (from here referred to as placenta accreta, unless otherwise noted) has increasingly created opportunities to optimize antenatal management. Despite the increased frequency of placenta accreta today, occurring in as many as 1 in 533 to 1 in 272 deliverie...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Haunschild C,Yeaton-Massey A,Lyell DJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism during pregnancy occurs in 1/1600-2000 deliveries, according to the most recent publications. The most common causes are chronic autoimmune thyroid disease, radiodine-131 treatment, or surgical removal. The diagnosis is difficult to make on clinical grounds alone, even in advanced cases, and a high inde...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Montoro MN

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detrusor instability is a urodynamic diagnosis made when the detrusor is shown objectively to contract, spontaneously or on provocation, during the filling phase of a cystometrogram while the patient is attempting to inhibit micturition. It often is responsible for symptoms of urgency, frequency, nocturia, urge incont...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wall LL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest in studying routine ultrasound in pregnancy has provided useful results that can be applied to practice. There is no consistent evidence of risk caused by ultrasound, neither biologic risk for the fetus nor increased use of health services as a result of ascertained conditions. There is also no consistent...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dooley SL

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent clinical trials indicate that EA is feasible. The use of ancillary tools, such as ultrasound, requires only a slight modification of the previously established techniques for MA. The amniotic fluid can be obtained and cultured. Combining the reported populations sampled, the procedural and cytogenetic failu...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Johnson A,Godmilow L

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most operative office surgery can be done easily. If, midway through a procedure in the office, the operator finds that a myoma is too large or deep to resect safely in the office, the procedure can be terminated and rescheduled for the operating room. Polyps, retained products, and the lost intrauterine device all ca...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gimpelson RJ

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Müllerian duct anomalies (MDAs) are relatively common disorders that are particularly relevant in patients with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, or a history of preterm labor. Accurate characterization of MDAs is crucial to the implementation of appropriate treatment. Various imaging modalities have been used in...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Olpin JD,Heilbrun M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, accurate identification of fetal growth disorders remains a difficult clinical challenge. Many diagnostic parameters have been devised to diagnose these conditions, however, no single test alone allows a confident antenatal diagnosis of IUGR or macrosomia to be established. Until new criteria or new method...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mintz MC,Landon MB

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility and effectiveness of screening mammography in diagnosing breast cancer at earlier stages and reducing disease-specific mortality remain controversial especially as to when to start and stop routine mammographic screening, and whether mammograms should be performed annually or biennially in average-risk wom...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Swain M,Jeudy M,Pearlman MD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, reproductive surgery has a limited place. In selected cases such as young women with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic adhesions, and endometriosis, surgery could be considered. Most operations can be performed by laparoscopy; these include tubal anastomosis that yields a high pregnancy rate. On ...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zarei A,Al-Ghafri W,Tulandi T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using oral agents for induction of labor would reduce the need for repeated vaginal examinations; this is more acceptable to women and could reduce infection rates. A systematic review was conducted of 41 randomized trials comparing oral misoprostol to other induction agents. Oral misoprostol is effective at achieving...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Weeks A,Alfirevic Z

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive surgery continues to transform the field of gynecologic oncology and has now become the standard of care for many early-stage malignancies. The proven benefits of minimally invasive surgery are driving the rapid introduction and dissemination of novel technologies and the increasing ability to perfo...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stewart KI,Fader AN

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An "adnexal mass" is a common specimen encountered in the daily pathology practice. Although most are benign, the incidence of malignancy increases with age, and approximately 30% are malignant in postmenopausal females. Herein we describe the salient macroscopic and microscopic features of the most prevalent adnexal ...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bennett JA,Oliva E

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The use of ultrasound may improve perinatal outcome in twin pregnancy. 2. Singleton growth curves for FL, BPD, and AC may be used to assess fetal growth prior to 28 weeks gestation. 3. After 28 weeks gestation, specific twin growth curves should be used. However, increased morbidity may be seen when fetal weight fa...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： D'Alton ME,Mercer BM

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HBC is common, accounting for approximately 9% of the total breast cancer burden. Given 142,000 cases of breast cancer expected to occur in 1989, this would represent 12,780 cases of HBC patients. Soberingly, each patient represents a family with a variable number of inordinately high risk patients. HBC's natural hist...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lynch HT,Watson P,Lynch JF

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm premature rupture of the membranes remains difficult to predict accurately. The majority of those suffering preterm premature rupture of the membrane lack risk factors that might lead to preventative treatments. Its management is centered on an evaluation of the risks and benefits of attempted pregnancy prolon...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Waters TP,Mercer B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians caring for women with diseases of the breast are well aware of the time lost before many patients consult their physicians. Nowhere is this more apparent than when a breast mass is associated with gestation or lactation. Enlargement of the breast tends to obscure parenchymal masses. Those that are found are...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Canter JW,Oliver GC,Zaloudek CJ

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective observational studies have suggested that delivery at or beyond 39 weeks has numerous neonatal benefits including less need for respiratory support, fewer neurodevelopmental delays and lower health care costs. This has lead governmental agencies, and professional organizations to endorse a policy of limi...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hoffman MK,Merriam AA,Ehrenthal DB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual pain is an underrecognized and poorly treated constellation of disorders that significantly impact affected women and their partners. Recognized as a form of chronic pain, sexual pain disorders are heterogeneous and include dyspareunia (superficial and deep), vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulitis, and noncoital ...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Boardman LA,Stockdale CK

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter will review the current modalities available to the clinician to screen for premalignant and malignant cervical lesions, which cast a broad net. The majority who test positive are not destined to suffer from or die from cervical cancer. Many who undergo screening and are triaged are young and subsequently...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lonky NM,Penner KR,Diedrich JT

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vaginal contraceptive ring is comprised of ethinyl vinyl acetate that releases ethinyl estradiol and the third-generation progestin, etonorgestrel. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2001. The vaginal contraceptive ring is highly efficacious with a Pearl Index of 1.18 and an efficacy of 99.1%. ...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Madden T,Blumenthal P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of the cause of pruritus in a pregnant patient should be approached systematically, beginning with a detailed history (especially drug exposure) and physical examination. Systemic diseases must be excluded. Liver function tests and hepatitis screen are in order if symptoms suggest liver dysfunction. Stool ex...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dacus JV

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) impairs insulin secretion in humans and in animal models of IUGR. Several underlying mechanisms have been implicated, including decreased expression of molecular regulators of β-cell mass and function, in some cases shown to be due to epigenetic changes initiated by an adverse fe...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gatford KL,Simmons RA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 10 years, expanded preconception carrier screening has become widely available and helps patients/couples make more informed decisions with regard to their reproductive options and facilitates more effective preconception planning, prenatal diagnosis, condition-specific counseling, and condition-specific c...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zhang T,Madeira J,Lu Y,Sun Y,Mertes H,Pennings G,Lindheim SR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) represent a major advance for scaling up quality improvement efforts for reducing maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. The critical roles of partners, rapid-cycle low-burden data systems, and linkage to maternal mortality review committees are reviewed. The ch...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Main EK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods of analyzing errors and proactively preventing errors are discussed. A framework for using these concepts is presented. ...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mulligan MA,Nechodom P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists confirm advantages of conventional minimally invasive surgery over laparotomy for benign gynecological procedures; however, adoption remains low for the general gynecologist. A systematic search for gynec...

journal_title：Clinical obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Payne TN,Pitter MC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00