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  • Genetic amniocentesis complications: Is the incidence overrated? 
    Nassar A.H.; Martin D.; Gonzalez-Quintero V.H.; Gomez-Marin O.; Salman F.; Gutierrez A.; O'Sullivan M.J. (BASELALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2004)
    Aims: To estimate the complication rate of 2nd-trimester amniocentesis and to determine the associated risk factors. Methods: A retrospective chart review of genetic amniocenteses performed at a single tertiary care ...
  • Breech presenting twin A: Is vaginal delivery safe? 
    Nassar A.H.; Maarouf H.H.; Hobeika E.M.; Abd Essamad H.M.; Usta I.M. (BERLINGENTHINER STRASSE 13, D-10785 BERLIN, GERMANY, 2004)
    The aim of our study was to compare the neonatal outcome of vaginally delivered breech-presenting twins (VD) to those delivered by cesarean (CS). Maternal and neonatal charts of all live, non-anomalous twins delivered at ...
  • Pregnancy outcome in women with prosthetic heart valves 
    Nassar A.H.; Hobeika E.M.; Abd Essamad H.M.; Taher A.; Khalil A.M.; Usta I.M. (ST LOUIS11830 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63146-3318 USA, 2004)
    This study was undertaken to evaluate the risks and pregnancy outcome in women with prosthetic heart valves on different anticoagulent regimens. A retrospective chart review of 82 pregnancies in 33 women with mechanical ...
  • Massive subchorionic hematomas following thrombolytic therapy in pregnancy. 
    Usta I.M.; Abdallah M.; El-Hajj M.; Nassar A.H. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2004)
    BACKGROUND: Medical therapy for thrombosed valve in pregnancy has become an acceptable alternative to surgery, especially in hemodynamically compromised patients. Placental changes after thrombolytic therapy have rarely ...
  • Placental site trophoblastic tumor in a patient with secondary infertility and radiological findings consistent with leiomyoma: A case report 
    Sakhel K.; Khalil A.; Kaspar H.; Azar G.; Mansour A.; Nassar A. (MALDEN350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, MA 02148 USA, 2004)
    Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) is the rarest form of gestational trophoblastic diseases. We report a 40-year-old woman who presented initially after a year of secondary infertility with prolonged menstrual flow. ...
  • The association between fetal sex and preterm birth in twin pregnancies [7] (multiple letters) 
    Usta I.M.; Nassar A.H.; Tan H.; Wen S.W.; Walker M.; Fung K.F.K.; Demissie K.; Rhoads G.G. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2004)
    [No abstract available]
  • Spontaneous uterine rupture following intercourse 
    Nassar A.; Usta I.; Finianos A.; Kaspar H. (COPENHAGEN35 NORRE SOGADE, PO BOX 2148, DK-1016 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 2004)
    [No abstract available]
  • Cancer incidence in postwar Lebanon: Findings from the first national population-based registry, 1998 
    Shamseddine A.; Sibai A.-M.; Gehchan N.; Rahal B.; El-Saghir N.; Ghosn M.; Aftimos G.; Chamsuddine N.; Seoud M. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2004)
    Purpose Cancer incidence rates in Lebanon have been lacking for over three decades. National data based on a total of 4388 cases diagnosed during the year 1998 were reviewed and analyzed. Methods Crude and age-standardized ...
  • Accurate and Rapid Prenatal Diagnosis of the Most Frequent East Mediterranean β-Thalassemia Mutations 
    Naja R.P.; Kaspar H.; Shbaklo H.; Chakar N.; Makhoul N.J.; Zalloua P.A. (NEW YORKDIV JOHN WILEY and SONS INC, 605 THIRD AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10158-0012 USA, 2004)
    β-Thalassemia is the most common genetic disorder in the Lebanese population. Of the 200 different mutations in the β-globin gene that leads to thalassemia, the IVSI-110 (29.87percent), IVSI-6 (20.74percent), IVSI-1 ...
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Pregnancy: Report of Four Cases and Literature Review 
    Shamseddine A.; Chehal A.; Usta I.; Salem Z.; El-Saghir N.; Taher A. (NEW YORKDIV JOHN WILEY and SONS INC, 605 THIRD AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10158-0012 USA, 2004)
    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a severe life-threatening hematological disorder affecting the microcirculation of multiple organ systems. Infection, pregnancy, cancer, drugs, and surgery are frequently ...
  • Twins conceived through in vitro fertilization [4] (multiple letters) 
    Dickey R.P.; Lu P.Y.; Sartor B.M.; Nassar A.H.; Rechdan J.B.; Usta I.M. (, 2004)
    [No abstract available]
  • The small-for-gestational-age twin: Blessing or curse? 
    Usta I.M.; Harb T.S.; Rechdan J.B.; Suidan F.G.; Nassar A.H. (, 2005)
    OBJECTIVE: To compare small-for-gestational-age (SGA) twins to appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) twins regarding preterm delivery (PTD). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of maternal and neonatal records of live, ...
  • Endometrial adenocarcinoma after prolonged tibolone therapy 
    Nassar A.H.; Khalil A.M.; Seoud M.A.F.; Usta I.M. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2005)
    [No abstract available]
  • Early ultrasonographic changes in Fowler syndrome features and review of the literature 
    Usta I.M.; AbuMusa A.A.; Khoury N.G.; Nassar A.H. (CHICHESTERTHE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND, 2005)
    Background: Fowler syndrome is characterized by hydranencephaly, brain stem and basal ganglion calcifications, a glomeruloid vasculopathy of the brain vessels, and a fetal akinesia deformation sequence with muscular ...
  • Gynecologists' attitudes towards hormone therapy in the post Women's Health Initiative study era 
    Nassar A.H.; Abd Essamad H.M.; Awwad J.T.; Khoury N.G.; Usta I.M. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2005)
    Objective: To assess the impact of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study on gynecologists' attitudes regarding hormone therapy (HT). Methods: Questionnaires were mailed to a random sample of Lebanese gynecologists (n ...
  • A tale of 2 pedunculated myomas 
    Usta I.M.; Hobeika E.M.; Nassar A.H. (ST LOUIS11830 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63146-3318 USA, 2005)
    We present 2 unusual cases of prolapsed pedunculated submucous myomas. In 1 patient, the prolapsed part measured 12 cm, with a 64-cm intrauterine part. The second patient had prolapsed pedunculated submucous myoma, which ...
  • Sibutramine in pregnancy [1] 
    Ramzi F.; Elias D.; Mona S.; Zreik T.G. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2005)
    [No abstract available]
  • Mode of delivery for vertex-nonvertex twin gestations 
    Usta I.M.; Rechdan J.B.; Khalil A.M.; Nassar A.H. (CLARECUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, BAY 15, SHANNON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 2005)
    To compare the neonatal outcome of vaginally delivered (VD) to that of abdominally delivered (CS) vertex-nonvertex (Vx-NVx) twins. Vx-NVx live nonanomalous twin gestations ≥25 weeks delivered from 1984 to 2000 were divided ...
  • Placenta previa-accreta: Risk factors and complications 
    Usta I.M.; Hobeika E.M.; Abu Musa A.A.; Gabriel G.E.; Nassar A.H. (ST LOUIS11830 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63146-3318 USA, 2005)
    Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors and complications of placenta previa-accreta (PA). Study design: Patients with placenta previa (n = 347) delivered over 20 years were reviewed, divided into ...
  • Splenomegaly, pancytopenia and pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature 
    Hobeika E.M.; Usta I.M.; Taher A.T.; Nassar A.H. (, 2005)
    We present a 35-year-old previously healthy primigravida who presented at 264-7 weeks of gestation with pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly. She received 10 transfusions and delivered at 344-7 weeks of gestation by cesarean ...

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