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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 Oct 2007

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 …


Prevalence Of Stress, Urge, And Mixed Urinary Incontinence In Women, Chaandini Jayachandran Sep 2007

Prevalence Of Stress, Urge, And Mixed Urinary Incontinence In Women, Chaandini Jayachandran

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Urinary Incontinence is a common affliction that impairs quality of life and restricts social activity in adult women. Based on etiology and pathophysiology, urinary incontinence is classified into Stress, Urge, and Mixed urinary incontinence. Knowledge of the specific type of incontinence helps in determining course of treatment. A retrospective, descriptive, observational study was designed to determine the percentage of new patients seeking treatment for bladder complaints, who were identified by Medical, Epidemiological, and Social aspects of Aging (MESA) questionnaire to reflect Stress, Urge, or Mixed urinary incontinence. The secondary aim was to investigate any trends other variables studied that showed …


Juvenile Ewing Sarcoma Presenting As A Pelvic Mass, Tahira Naru, Fauzia Haq Nawaz, Javed Rizvi Jan 2007

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.