abstract：:Arteriovenous fistulae of the ovarian artery may develop after gynecologic surgery. A case that occurred 9 years after hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy is presented and discussed. It illustrates an unusual cause of left lower quadrant abdominal pain. Surgical removal of the ovarian arteriovenous fistula result...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Swenson WM,Tolstedt GE,Ramos P,Peters CH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variability of the baseline fetal heart rate is correlated with good fetal outcome, and loss of baseline variability has been observed as a sign of fetal distress. Central nervous system depressing drugs may also decrease fetal heart rate variability, and thus recognition of the effect of medication on the baseline fe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Babaknia A,Niebyl JR

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the family histories of children with neural tube defects to determine which relatives are at sufficient risk to be offered amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis. The recurrence risks for sibs was 6%; therefore, women with one affected child should be made aware of the availability of this test for mon...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lippman-Hand A,Fraser FC,Biddle CJ

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new rapid method of presurgical cleansing of the hands has been evaluated in a clinical setting. The effectiveness of a 90 second jet wash has been compared with a standard 10-minute presurgical scrub. Bacteriologic cultures were obtained from the fingertips of interns, residents, and staff of the Department of Obst...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Decker LA,Gross A,Miller FC,Read JA,Cutright DE,Devine J

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviews 27 patients with positive OCTs who were subsequently allowed a trial of directly monitored labor. Of these, 19 patients (70%) developed FHR signs of fetal distress and 8 (30%) tolerated labor without late decelerations. These patients were evaluated for signs of fetal reactivity (acceleration of the...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Braly P,Freeman RK

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experiments performed in anesthetized monkeys in the third trimester of pregnancy, mean maternal arterial blood pressure was continuously monitored, the uterine artery blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic flow probe, and prostaglandin levels were assayed in the uterine venous effluent. After inhibition o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Speroff L,Haning RV Jr,Levin RM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred thirty-one nulliparous patients between 28 to 34 weeks' gestation with no known history of renal disease or hypertension were placed in the left lateral recumbent position and their blood pressures were taken once and recorded. They then turned to the supine position where another blood pressure was taken ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Peck TM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over half the patients with proven ectopic pregnancies have negative urinary slide or tube pregnancy tests at the time they present with symptoms. Because of the morbidity and mortality associated with unrecognized ectopic pregnancy, the need for an accurate, rapid, sensitive, and specific method for measuring low lev...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rasor JL,Braunstein GD

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old phenotypic female with primary amenorrhea and 45X,0/46X,Y chromosomal mosaicism was found to have asymmetrical gonadal dysgenesis. Her lack of virilization precludes her precise categorization in the current nomenclature of gonadal dysgenesis and she is considered a unique variant of the syndrome of mixe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Adashi E,Farber M,Safaii HS,Mitchell GW Jr

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real time ultrasonographic examination of the fetal perineal area after 30 weeks of gestation can reveal the external genitalia of the male fetus. The absence of this finding indicates a female fetus. This assessment is possible in up to two-thirds of cases, being limited only by the fetal presentation, position, and ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stocker J,Evens L

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortisol concentrations in umbilical cord plasma at birth were determined in association with pregnancy complications which may affect the time of pulmonary maturation of the fetus or otherwise influence its survival. No statistically significant change in these cortisol levels was observed in either term or premature...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sybulski S

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic ultrasound is a useful tool in the management of high-risk pregnancies and provides valuable information about abnormal fetal growth patterns including excessive fetal size and intrauterine growth retardation. Two patterns of growth retardation can be distinguished ultrasonically. Fetuses exhibiting "reduce...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Crane JP,Kopta MM,Welt SI,Sauvage JP

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of 51 thecomas and granulosa-theca cell tumors of the ovary seen at Confederate Memorial Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, is presented. Endometrial tissue was available for study in 38 of the 51 patients. The relation of these tumors to endometrial morphology suggests an excessive estroge...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stage AH,Grafton WD

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pregnant patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome is reported. The hemodynamic data gathered during this pregnancy suggest that decreased peripheral vascular resistance and reflex bradycardia secondary to postural changes could be of extreme importance in contributing to the extremely high maternal mortality. Suggestions...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Arias F

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood samples were obtained from 5 women during the menstrual cycle in which they had conceived. Although neither the women nor their physicians were clinically aware that conception had occurred, one or more of the blood specimens from each woman contained human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), as measured by a specific...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Braunstein GD,Karow WG,Gentry WD,Wade ME

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cloacal dysgenesis is a rare anomaly. Fifty cases have been reported in the literature. This condition differs from the usual imperforate anus. The diagnosis, evaluation, and therapeutic management require an understanding of the embryogenesis of the cloaca. The presence at birth of a single interlabial orifice or an ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Okonkwo JE,Crocker KM

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four white women who developed osteosarcoma during pregnancy were referred for treatment, 2 prior to delivery and development of metastases, and 2 after delivery and development of metastases. After amputation, these patients received combination chemotherapy with either vincristine-cyclophosphamide or adriamycin-cycl...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Pratt CB,Rivera G,Shanks E

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the immunopathology of blistering diseases now provide increased accuracy in the diagnosis of herpes gestationis in pregnancy. Guidelines are presented in this review to determine the presence of the disease. Exogenous corticosteroids will effectively alleviate symptoms and prevent formation of new lesions...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hertz KC,Crawford PS,Chez RA,Katz SI

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with either severe preeclampsia (9) or eclampsia (3) were treated with intravenous diazoxide, 300-mg bolus, for the reduction of diastolic blood pressure (less than or equal 110 torr) after the usual and customary measures had been initiated to include parenteral MgSO4 and diazepam. Diazoxide precipito...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Morris JA,Arce JJ,Hamilton CJ,Davidson EC,Maidman JE,Clark JH,Bloom RS

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Published reports disagree on the risks of intraamniotic prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) for midtrimester abortion. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intraamniotic PGF2alpha, we compared 1241 PGF2alpha and 10,013 saline abortions performed during the 13th to the 24th menstrual week. The results were reported in...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grimes DA,Schulz KF,Cates W Jr,Tyler CW Jr

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-five infertile patients with moderate or severe endometriosis were treated with conservative surgery. Acosta's classification was used to demonstrate the extent of disease. In 48 women whose partners were normally fertile, 65% conceived, and in 17 whose partners were deficient, 35% achieved pregnancy. The extent...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sadigh H,Naples JD Jr,Batt RE

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniotic fluid cortisol concentration was compared with lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio, gestational age, and eventual birth-weight in a large series of normal and high-risk human pregnancies in an effort to determine whether cortisol could be used as a reliable indicator of fetal maturity. It appears that when used alon...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gewolb IH,Hobbins JC,Tan SY

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of ovarian type found at laparotomy in the presence of two normal ovaries is described. Careful examination of the tumor showed no evidence of ovarian tissue in the wall. The appearance of this tumor could be traced from areas of benign mucinous cystadeno...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roth LM,Ehrlich CE

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to ascertain the usefulness of urinary 17-ketosteroids (17-KS) in the evaluation of hirsutism, 28 paired determinations of 17-KS and serum androgens were performed in 26 hirsute women before (control) and after (post Dex) 7 days of dexamethasone (Dex) administration. Upper normal control and post Dex urinary ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maroulis GB,Manlimos FS,Abraham GE

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous, transcatheter Gelfoam embolization of the hypogastric arteries was utilized in a patient to control vaginal hemorrhage secondary to far-advanced carcinoma of the cervix. The advantages of this method are outlined, and consideration of its use is recommended for patients in similar situations. The various...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smith DC,Wyatt JF

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review is designed to provide a broad view of fetal cardiovascular response to fetal distress. The presentation focuses on data obtained from laboratories working with fetal sheep, or occasionally fetal monkeys, instead of attempting to interpret data resulting from human fetal studies. Human fetal studies are un...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goodlin RC

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A negative oxytocin challenge test has been considered a very reassuring finding in managing pregnancies in which the fetus is at risk from uteroplacental insufficency. In the case described here a fetal death in utero occurred 4 days after a negative oxytocin challenge test in a Class D diabetic patient, but in that ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： McCranie WM,Niebyl JR

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to compare the outcome of pregnancy in patients treated for some type of infertility problem to that of a control group of patients from the same obstetric unit and also to the reported literature. Reported are the primary outcomes of 122 pregnancies in 104 patients treated for infertility an...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Poulson AM Jr,Bryner WA

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum 17alpha-hydroxprogesterone (17-OHP), progesterone (P), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels were measured by specific radioimmunoassay in 19 patients undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy with either unevacuated molar pregnancy or nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTN), in 10 normal preg...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Osathanondh R,Goldstein DP,Tulchinsky D,Finn AE

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspected bowel adhesions are generally considered to be a contraindication to laparoscopy. Among 32 patients who were refused laparoscopy for that reason, only 1 patient was found to have adhesions at laparotomy. To attempt preoperative diagnosis of intraabdominal adhesions, needle laparoscopy was performed in 21 pat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cook WA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of diffuse abdominal calcification in patients with known carcinoma is usually a sign of metastatic involvement. This finding in some patients who have been treated with high dosage radiation therapy may represent areas of tumor necrosis and subsequent healing without evidence of active malignancy. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Menuck L

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old patient with incomplete testicular feminization syndrome characterized by a 46, XY karyotype in a phenotypic female with absent müllerian structures, marked clitoromegaly, testes and wolffian duct structures, partial labioscrotal fold fusion, and male levels of circulating androgens is described. She was...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hochman J,Ganguly M,Weiss G

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of fetal puncture during midtrimester amniocentesis are reported; in one instance the baby apparently sustained temporary neurologic damage. None of the lesions was detected at the initial neonatal examination. From our data and a review of the literature, we estimate that fetal puncture occurs in 1-3% of m...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Karp LE,Hayden PW

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid, simple method for screening individuals at high risk for the presence of Y chromosomes is described. The correlation with actual sex using probability tables from Baye's formula have shown to be accurate, when used with a 99% confidence limit. This procedure can be utilized in the investigation of amenorrhea ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Paulson JD,Keller DW,Muhlendorf K,Eatherly C

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extremely large Sertoli cell adenoma discovered incidentally in an elderly phenotypically femal patient with testicular feminization syndrome is reported. The patient is alive 3 years following removal of the tumor. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Damjanov I,Nesbitt KA,Reardon MP,Vidone RA

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell anemia is associated with an alarming attrition rate during pregnancy. The maternal morbidity rate, perinatal wastage rate, and the incidence of severe morbidity in both mother and child are elevated above acceptable limits. In most cases, these statistics have been compiled using conservative therapeutic ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Morrison JC,Wiser WL

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cell tumors, including gonadoblastoma, are usually found in patients with gonadal dysgenesis who have Y chromatin in their genotype. Diffuse calcification is a common finding in gonadoblastomas. Bilateral calcifications in the gonadal sites were seen on the intravenous pyelogram of a patient with 46,XX pure gonad...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schiller PJ,Tagatz GE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of gonococcemia in pregnancy in which the patient presented with the classic clinical manifestations of gonococcemia--cutaneous lesions, arthritis, and possibly pericarditis--is reported. A review of the literature reveals a dramatic increase in incidence of gonorrhea and the increasing importance of the compli...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Watring WG,Vaughn DL

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and thirty-three subarachnoid phenol blocks were performed in 90 patients with intractable pain secondary to gynecologic cancer at the University of Iowa Hospitals in the period 1961 to 1975. Excellent to moderate pain relief was obtained in 77% of 117 evaluable blocks. Fifty-two percent of the blocks gave...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lifshitz S,Debacker LJ,Buchsbaum HJ

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The healing of a midfibular fracture was studied in mature rats. The strength of the healing fracture was determined by a constant speed-driven tensiometer which measured the force required to separate the healing callus. The breaking strength of the healing experimental fracture was ascertained in control, estrogen-t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Blythe JG,Buchsbaum HJ

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00