Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors: a case report of conservative management in young women.

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2009 May;19(4):808-10. Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors: a case report of conservative management in young women. Berretta R, Patrelli TS, Fadda GM, Merisio C, Gramellini D, Nardelli GB. SourceDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. [email protected] Abstract Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCT) are distinguished into two separate groups: endometrial stromal tumors with sex cord-like elements (Group I), which have an unfavorable prognosis; and UTROSCT proper (group II), with more than 40% sex cord-like differentiation and less endometrial component, which are biologically less aggressive than the tumors of the other group. We report the case of a young woman with UTROSCT treated by minimally invasive hysteroscopic surgery. This is one of the few cases reported in the literature that have been managed conservatively

Intrapancreatic rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm during pregnancy - a rare case report with fetal and maternal survival.

Rupture of Splenic Artery Aneurysm (SAA) in pregnancy is a rare and severe condition. A 35- years-old woman at 34 weeks’gestation presented with acute abdominal pain. A ruptured intrapancreatic splenic artery aneurysm was found and a live fetus was delivered. This is a rare case of both fetal and maternal survival

Association beetween fetal Doppler velocimetry abnormalities and confined placental trisomy 22: a case report

The occurrence of trisomy 22 confined to the placenta is rare. We report on a patient who presented with fetal abnormal Doppler velocimetry (elevated umbilical artery pulsatility index), but serial ultrasound examinations revealed a spontaneous recovery throughout pregnancy. A healthy baby was normally delivered at 40 weeks

Wernicke's encephalopathy complicating hyperemesis gravidarum: from the background to the present

Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome due to thiamine deficiency, which is potentially fatal but preventable. In Obstetrics, it can complicate hyperemesis gravidarum because of major daily requirement. Nowadays there is no consensus on early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this disorder. We present a case report of hyperemesis gravidarum which degenerated into WE and Korsakoff's syndrome. It highlights that the clinical suspicion is necessary to recognize signs and symptoms, to apply the available effective preventive measures in situations at risk and to begin urgent treatment in presence of characteristic clinical features