Vascular endothelial growth factor correlation with clinicopathological parameters in ovarian cancer

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is one of the most lethal gynaecologic malignancies with an increasing incidence worldwide; there is an increasing need for the identification of novel prognostic biomarkers in EOC patients. Given the key role of angiogenesis and growth factors in the biology of tumorigenesis, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered a milestone in the process of ovarian cancer progression and invasiveness. Authors aimed in the present study to evaluate the relevance of serum level of VEGF with clinicopathological parameters in patients with EOC. VEGF is reported to be correlated with variable parameters in EOC patients including International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) classification, lymph nodal involvement and ascites formation. In the following review, authors discussed these correlations and distinguished the possible future role of VEGF as a promising prognostic biomarker for EOC patients

Body mass index is linked to cervical length and duration of pregnancy: An observational study in low risk pregnancy

In this prospective cohort study, one hundred participants were allocated into four groups according to their body mass indices. Vaginal ultrasound was performed at enrolment to measure cervical length. The shortest cervical measurement was recorded. Overweight and obese groups had significantly longer mean cervical length than women in the normal weight group when measured at 20–22 weeks of gestation (p < .001). Underweight women had the shortest mean cervical length. The incidence of preterm delivery was the highest in underweight women (RR; 1.5). The incidence of post-term delivery was 10% in total in overweight and obese women. Underweight women were more likely to have short cervical length and subsequent preterm delivery compared to overweight and obese women

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Scalpel versus diathermy skin incision in Caesarean section

We, the Editors and Publisher of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, have retracted the following article: Nasser K. AbdElaal, Hamed E. Ellakwa, AllaaEldin F. Elhalaby, AbdElhameed E. Shaheen & Ahmed H. Aish (2019) Scalpel versus diathermy skin incision in Caesarean section, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 39:3, 340-344, DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2018.1527298 Subsequent to publication, it has been determined that the article contains significant overlap with the following article by the same authors, which was not cited or referenced: AbdElaal Nasser K, Ellakwa Hamed E, Elhalaby AllaaEldin F, Shaheen AbdElhameed E, Aish Ahmed H (2019). Scalpel versus diathermy skin incisions in cesarean sections, Menoufia Medical Journal, 32:2, 453-457. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed. The authors have agreed to retract the article. We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’