Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410005
Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses towards In-vitro Fertilization: A Prospective Cohort Study
Obioha Joy A, Ikechebelu Joseph I, Eleje George Uchenna and Joe-Ikechebelu Ngozi N
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 29, 2014
Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is the rarest type of ectopic pregnancy. It is a life-threatening abnormal form of implantation of a gestational sac in the myometrium at the site of a previous Caesarean scar. CSP was fist described by Larsen and Salomon in 1978. It is estimated that CSP constitutes about 6% of all ectopic pregnancies in patients with a history of at least one Caesarean section. Th incidence of this pathology ranges from 1/1800 to 1/2200 pregnancies and its rate is 0.15% in women ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410004
Klinefelter's Syndrome in an Adolescent
Eleje George Uchenna and Ikechebelu Joseph Ifeanyichukwu
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 31, 2014
Klinefelter's syndrome is an important common sex chromosomal abnormality in humans and it remains an important genetic cause of male infertility. A 12-year-old student was referred to our hospital due to presence of small penis and testes since birth and progressive breast enlargement of fie years duration. On examination, the height was 1.64 metres and weight was 75kg. Breasts and axillary hairs were well developed at Tanner stage IV and III respectively and hair distribution of external genit...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410003
Bilateral Uterine Artery Chemoembolization with Methotrexate and Gelatine Foam for Caesarean Scar Pregnancy - Case Report
Krzysztof Pyra, Slawomir Wozniak, Piotr Czuczwar, Piotr Szkodziak and Michał Sojka
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 29, 2014
Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is the rarest type of ectopic pregnancy. It is a life-threatening abnormal form of implantation of a gestational sac in the myometrium at the site of a previous Caesarean scar. CSP was fist described by Larsen and Salomon in 1978. It is estimated that CSP constitutes about 6% of all ectopic pregnancies in patients with a history of at least one Caesarean section. Th incidence of this pathology ranges from 1/1800 to 1/2200 pregnancies and its rate is 0.15% in women ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410002
An Incidental Diagnosis of the Cystadenofibroma of the Ovary in the Cesarean Section: A Case Report
Hasan Onur Topcu, Zeynep Aslı Oskovi, Ali Irfan Guzel, Irfan Ozer, Mahmut Kuntay Ko kanali and Sabri Cavkaytar
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 27, 2014
Ovarian cystadenofibromas are relatively rare epithelial ovarian tumors which contain fibrous stroma besides the epithelial proliferation. They may mimic malignant neoplasms with their gross appearance or by imaging modalities. In our case, an incidental ovarian mass was detected in a 41 year-old patient during cesarean section with an appearance like a malignant tumor. We did not have the chance for frozen-section diagnosis because the emergency cesarean section was performed in night shift con...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410001
Outcome of Labor in Twin Gestation at a Tertiary Institution in a Developing Nation: A 15-Year Review
Rose Anorlu and Olukayode Akinlaja
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 19, 2014
Objective: To describe our experience with twin gestation in a developing nation tertiary institution.
Method: All cases of twin gestation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital over a 15-year period were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: There were 642 twin births out of a total of 28,472 deliveries, a ratio of 1:44. Peak age at occurrence was 28 with only 6% (39) being grand multipara. 66.4% (426) delivered preterm at about 36 weeks and 74.5% (478) had the leading twin in cephalic pres...
