Bompoula Maria- Sotiria, Besharat Alexandros, Pampanos Andreas, Theodora Mariana, Daskalakis George, Pappa Kalliopi
We report a case of a 40-year-old woman, diagnosed in the first trimester screening with confined placental mosaicism. The result of chorionic villus sampling was trisomy 16 and sequent amniocentesis revealed a normal male karyotype (46XY). Further examinations during pregnancy showed intrauterine growth restriction in the absence …
Loutradis Dimitris
There is no doubt that we are witnessing an increasing rise in the number of cesarean deliveries performed throughout the developed world, with Greece being no exception. And even though indications may vary, it is mainly fetal disproportions and abnormal fetal …
Pergialiotis Vasilios, Christopoulos Evangelos, Kotrogianni Paraskevi, Koutaki Diamanto, Perrea Despina, Vlachos Dimitrios-Efthymios
Background: Gynecologic oncology surgery includes a large variety of procedures which are mainly characterized as major abdominal operations. To date, the effectiveness of patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) has not been comparedto patient-controlled intravenous analgesia(PCA) for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing these procedures …
Anastasakis Eleftherios, Daskalakis George
In the modern obstetric era, the obstetricians and the maternity units are asked to provide information regarding their obstetric performance. The public debate focus mainly on the percentage of cesarean births. The public belief is that the vaginal delivery is the positive obstetric outcome while caesarian birth is the negative obstetric outcome. However, this approach is not a reliable …
Simsek Arife, Uludag Seyfettin, Benian Ali, Tuten Abdullah, Oncul Mahmut, Acikgoz S. Abdullah
Introduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences in perinatal – neonatal -postneonatal deaths according to the life threatining conditions of women. Material and Methods: A retrospective study was made of records of 14.968 pregnancies. Antenatal, neonatal, postneonatal deaths were recorded. Causes of perinatal–neonatal- postneonatal deaths were examined
Theofanakis Charalampos, Thomakos Nikolaos, Grigoriadis Themistoklis, Athanasiou Stavros, Rodolakis Alexandros
Pelvic organ prolapse is a condition that, if left untreated, may lead to obstructive uropathy, hydronephrosis and end stage renal disease. We present a case of a patient who presented to our institution in Athens, Greece with acute kidney failure secondary to complete uterine prolapse, also referred to as procidentia
Ahmed Samy El-Agwany
Introduction: Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) is a rare triad of congenital vascular malformations involving extensive Port wine stains, soft tissue or bone hypertrophy and underlying venous and/or lymphatic malformation affecting limb, pelvic or abdominal organs. Pregnancies with a hydatidiform mole and a live fetus are extremely rare …
Loutradis Dimitris
The new Board of the Directors of the Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology welcomes all its members to a new era of vision and progress. We start this new endeavor …
Ioannidis Charilaos
Introduction: Benign lesions are a common finding in the female breast. Surgical excision is, usually, the preferred definitive mode of treatment. This, however, often results in formation of unsightly scars and/or distortion of breast shape. Application of certain plastic surgical principles may contribute to the minimization of the aforementioned sequelae …
Kalinderis Michail, Kalinderi Kallirhoe, Papanikolaou Alexis
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy – specific syndrome associated with increased maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The development of preeclampsia occurs in two stages including reduced placental invasion, followed by the activation of endothelial cells and the release of various factors leading to the clinical manifestations of this syndrome. The initial trigger…