Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · May 1993
Case ReportsCongenital ichthyosis with restrictive dermopathy and Gaucher disease: a new syndrome with associated prenatal diagnostic and pathology findings.
Since 1988, three nonrelated fatal cases of congenital ichthyosis associated with Gaucher disease have been described in Australia. ⋯ The unusual association of congenital ichthyosis with lipid storage disease may be suspected prenatally. A high index of suspicion may prove this condition to be more common than previously thought.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · May 1993
Comparative StudyEndometrial changes in postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving tamoxifen.
To assess the estrogenic effect of tamoxifen and associated pathologic changes of the endometrium in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. ⋯ The results provide evidence for an estrogenic effect of long-term tamoxifen treatment on the postmenopausal uterus and show it to be associated with an increased occurrence of polyps.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Apr 1993
Prenatal weight gain, term birth weight, and fetal growth retardation among high-risk multiparous black and white women.
To examine the association of prenatal weight gain below, within, and above the Institute of Medicine guidelines with birth weight and fetal growth restriction (FGR) among low-income, high-risk black and white women. ⋯ These observations support the Institute of Medicine suggestion that black women strive for prenatal weight gain at the upper end of the recommended range for pregravid BMI.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Mar 1993
Percutaneous endoscopic drainage gastrostomy in the treatment of gastrointestinal obstruction from intraperitoneal malignancy.
We evaluated the effectiveness of a percutaneous technique for placement of a drainage gastrostomy. Progressive dilatation of the abdominal and gastric walls was used to place a Malecot catheter (28 French). Endoscopic guidance assured proper placement and assisted in the dilatation. ⋯ All catheters provided unobstructed drainage and decompression of gastrointestinal obstruction. Percutaneous endoscopic drainage gastrostomy seems to be an effective means of palliating small-bowel obstruction and its complication rate appears low. This method may be suitable to replace open laparotomy techniques for gasrostomy placement.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Mar 1993
Comparative StudyFetal hemoglobin quantitations using the Hemocue system are rapid and accurate.
To determine whether hemoglobin quantitations using the Hemocue system, a rapid and portable hemoglobin photometer, on fetal blood obtained via funipuncture were accurate compared to the Coulter S-Plus IV. We also examined whether gestational age or extremes in hemoglobin levels significantly affected the accuracy of the Hemocue system. ⋯ The Hemocue system is rapid and accurate for fetal hemoglobin quantitation between 18-38 weeks' gestation regardless of extremes in gestational age or hemoglobin levels.