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Objective: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of maternal mortality, necessitating accurate clinical prediction tools to optimise diagnosis and reduce unnecessary imaging. This study aimed to examine the Wells score’s (WS) predictive value for PE, the effect of incorporating sickle cell disease (SCD) on its …
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the fetal and maternal outcomes of triplet gestation and to report on the maternal characteristics of those pregnancies in a tertiary care centre in Oman. Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of all triplet pregnancies delivered at Sultan Qaboos University Hosp …
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Objectives: Significant delays occur in referring cases for care of endometriosis, despite women suffering for years. This study was conducted to assess whether there is a specific symptom profile characteristic of endometriosis to alert physicians for earlier referrals. Methods: In this retrospective observational coh …
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Leiomyoma of the uterus, also called fibroids, are common in women. In this case report, we describe the case of a nulliparous woman with a large, prolapsed submucous uterine leiomyoma of 10 × 11 cm was vaginally impacted. The aim is to highlight the challenges in managing such uncommon clinical scenario focusing on th …
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A 39-year-old unmarried woman was referred for evaluation following an incidental ultrasound finding of a 5 × 4 cm pelvic cyst with a thick hyperechoic wall. Otherwise, her gynecological, medical, and surgical history was unremarkable. Her clinical examination was unremarkable. She was mildly obese with a body mass ind …
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Objective: To study the clinical and histological nature of benign adnexal masses managed surgically. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study in a teaching hospital in Oman of all the women who had surgical management of benign adnexal masses from January 2008 to May 2012. Data pertaining to age, parity, presenting …
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A 27-year-old female presented with severe dysmenorrhea and primary infertility. She had past history of post-traumatic splenectomy but was otherwise healthy. Her pelvic ultrasound was normal. She had a diagnostic hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, and a tubal patency dye test. On laparoscopy, there were multiple fleshy lookin …