Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy outcome: A case report

Vlora Ademi Ibishi, Hajrullah Latifi, Lena Ibishi, Anne Malin

Background: Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder with high variability of clinical expression. Cutaneous manifestations such as café-au-lait spots, freckling patterns, and dermal neurofibromas, are the most distinguishable and common signs appearing in the vast majority of individuals with NF-1. Instances where  a patient is both pregnant …

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Ovarian cysts in pregnancy. When surgical treatment required and when monitoring preferred?

Kalmantis K, Petsa A, Alexopoulos E, Daskalakis G, Rodolakis A

Introduction: Ovarian cysts occur in 3% of pregnancies. Usually, they do not have clinical symptoms and are found accidentally during the ultrasound screening performed in the 1st trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: Articles were identified through electronic databases; no date or language restrictions were placed; relevant citations were hand searched. The search was conducted using the following terms …

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