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Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2997-2086.jfs-16-1098
Sathyaprasad BurjonrappaCorresponding author
We report a twin gestation with one fetus afflicted by a left sided Extra-Lobar Sequestration (ELS) in a morbidly obese mother. The ELS was complicated by a left pleural effusion in the second trimester unresponsive to maternal steroid administration. We discuss the need for repeat shunt placement,…
Sep 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-15-771
Sangeeta JainCorresponding author
Objective The tocodynamometer (TOCO) has poor sensitivity and specificity in monitoring uterine contractions, especially in obese patients. The intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) can be used to monitor adequacy of contractions, but only after amniotomy. Transabdominal uterine electromyography (EM…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-15-806
Badr AbdullGaffarCorresponding author
Background and Objectives: The prevalence of abnormal cervical cytology in morbidly obese women using ThinPrep® liquid-based Pap Test™ and HPV DNA Test™ is unknown. We aimed to investigate whether women with morbid obesity have a higher frequency of abnormal Pap smears compared with nonobese women,…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-14-604
Ana Eliza AndreazziCorresponding author
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that features a multifactorial syndrome characterized by a chronic positive energetic unbalance. Neonatal administration of monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) causes lesion on the arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus that led to development of obesity in the adult life in rodent…
Nov 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-14-564
Khalid S. AljabriCorresponding author
Objective: Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. We designed this study to determine the prevalence of obesity among Saudis in the department of primary care at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital. Methods: Cross section study of Saudis of both sexes, aged more than or equal to 12 years a…