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Umbilical Cord Prolapse--A Review Of Diagnosis To Delivery Interval On Perinatal And Maternal Outcome, Rozilla Sadia Khan, Tahira Naru, Faryal Nizami
Umbilical Cord Prolapse--A Review Of Diagnosis To Delivery Interval On Perinatal And Maternal Outcome, Rozilla Sadia Khan, Tahira Naru, Faryal Nizami
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objective: To determine the significance of the Diagnosis to Delivery Interval (DDI) on perinatal outcome and maternal complications in patients with umbilical cord prolapse.
Methods: This was a case series of 44 patients identified with "Umbilical cord prolapse" during a 10-year period at the Aga Khan University Hospital. Data was retrieved for gestational age, foetal presentation, DDI, incision to delivery time, delivery method, apgar score, birth weight and outcome, and maternal complications. The influence of DDI on perinatal mortality, apgar scores at 5 minutes, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and maternal complications resulting from mode of delivery with cord …
Juvenile Ewing Sarcoma Presenting As A Pelvic Mass, Tahira Naru, Fauzia Haq Nawaz, Javed Rizvi
Juvenile Ewing Sarcoma Presenting As A Pelvic Mass, Tahira Naru, Fauzia Haq Nawaz, Javed Rizvi
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
A teen aged girl with rapidly developing pelvic mass, associated with weight loss and left leg weakness, was evaluated and found to have Ewing's sarcoma of non-osseous origin from pelvis, which is a rare situation. She was treated by a multidisciplinary approach by surgery, chemotherapy and rehabilitation by physiotherapy to effective response.