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Apr 17, 2024Open Access
Uterine rupture is a severe obstetric complication. The most common risk factor is previous uterine surgery such as myomectomy. Timely diagnosis and prompt intervention are crucial to reduce the high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality.
In this case report we present a 38-year-old lady with a full-term pregnancy and a history of myomectomy. Presented to obstetric emergency department at beginning of labor. During the cesarean a uterine rupture was found on the scar of the previous myo...
Mar 20, 2024Open Access
Antepartum hemorrhage (APH) contributes significantly to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality globally, particularly in the developing world like ours. Prevention, early detection, and prompt management cannot be overemphasized to significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality asso-ciated with this condition. Objectives: The study is aimed at determining the prevalence, etiology, sociodemographic characteristics, and the feto-maternal outcome of pregnancies complicat...
Feb 28, 2024Open Access
Diabetic mastopathy is a recently described and uncommon benign entity occurring in young women with prolonged and complicated type 1 diabetes mellitus. Its clinical and radiological signs are not specific and often mimic a breast carcinoma. However, the benign nature of this lesion is easily recog-nized on histological examination, visualizing dense keloid-like fibrosis, lymphocytic lobulitis and ductitis with lymphocytic perivascular inflamma-tion, with or without epithelioid-like fibroblasts....
Jan 22, 2024Open Access
Introduction: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is an autoimmune disease that can affect a multitude of organs affecting melanocytes. It is a provider of many complications, mainly ocular and cutaneous. The goal: Through a case study to discuss the impact of VKH disease on pregnancy as well as the role of the obstetrician in the management of pregnancy and disease. Observation: A 30-year-old patient who was diagnosed before her actual pregnancy. The patient was on systemic corticosteroids for d...
Dec 28, 2023Open Access
Introduction: The objectives of this study were to determine contraceptive prevalence, describe the socio-demographic characteristics of clients, and assess the level of knowledge and use of family planning methods by clients at the Forécariah Urban Health Centre. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study conducted over a period of six (06) months from 05 August 2019 to 05 February 2020 at the Forécariah urban health centre, covering all clients who had used the family pl...
Nov 28, 2023Open Access
Uterine didelphys is a rare congenital anomaly of the female reproductive organs, designated by the presence of the uterus as a pair of organ, the chance of having a pregnancy in one of the uterus while the other one had successfully pregnant twice is very low. In this case, report we present a 31-year-old gravida four para three deliveries (two Cesarean section, alive and healthy, one spontaneous abortion) woman, who received C-section to terminate pregnancy due to intrauterine hypoxia and olig...
Oct 31, 2023Open Access
Introduction: Pregnancy with hypertensive disorders is a serious complication that increases the risk of maternal and neonatal complications in developing countries. The aim of this study is to determine the outcome of newborns of hypertensive mothers. Materials and Methodology: This is a prospective descriptive study that gathered 89 neonates of hypertensive mothers in the Panzi General Reference Hospital Neonatal Department from February 20, 2021 to May 20, 2022. Results: The average age of mo...
Oct 16, 2023Open Access
Cell therapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of endometrial hypotrophy, but the origin of these cells and injection site influence the therapeutic effect of cell therapy. This preliminary study aimed to investigate the efficacy of autologous adipose mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) transplantation in regenerating endometrium in patients with endometrial hypotrophy. This cell therapy may become a promising treatment for infertile women with endometrial hypotrophy. A descriptive prospective...
Oct 13, 2023Open Access
Postpartum cortical blindness is a rare complication. It may be due to the hypercoagulable state associated with pregnancy, eclampsia, and severe blood loss due to either intra or postpartum hemorrhage. A 42-year-old woman underwent a hysterectomy for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and massive hemorrhage in amniotic fluid during labor. Blindness occurred 8 hours after surgery. Fundus examination was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed abnormal signals in bilateral ventr...
Sep 05, 2023Open Access
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus affecting approximately one in 10 women worldwide. Endometriosis is source of chronic pelvic pain and infertility and represents a significant economic burden. This study aims to determine the frequency of hypovitaminosis E in sub-Saharan women in Kinshasa with endometriosis and identify associated risk factors. A case-control study of 244 patients undergoing a laparoscopy in ...
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