Acute Fatty Liver Disease of Pregnancy in the Second Trimester by Faraz Afridi, Michael Feely, Raju Reddy

“…Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare disorder that typically presents in the third trimester. …”
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Spontaneous Regression of a Carcinoid Tumor following Pregnancy by A. Sewpaul, D. Bargiela, A. James, S. J. Johnson, J. J. French

“…We present a case of spontaneous regression of a neuroendocrine tumor following pregnancy in the absence of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or alternative medicine (including herbal medicine). …”
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Mirror Syndrome in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy with Acardiac Fetus by Luiz Felipe Lessa Ortiz, Julio Elito Júnior, Edward Araujo Júnior, Alberto Borges Peixoto, Nelson Sass, Antonio Fernandes Moron

“…We report the case of a 20-year-old patient, primigravida, with twin monochorionic pregnancy, with a weight gain of 6 kg in one week and increased blood pressure. …”
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Maternal Vitamin B12 in Pregnancy and Placental Development by Amrita Arcot, Rachel E. Walker, Kelly Gallagher, Kevin C. Klatt, Alison D. Gernand

“…While essential throughout all life stages, several pathways that require vitamin B12, including hematopoiesis, myelination, and DNA/histone methylation, are particularly critical during pregnancy and fetal development. This narrative review aims to describe vitamin B12 in pregnancy, with emphasis on the placenta’s role in ensuring adequate nutrition of the fetus and impacts of vitamin B12 deficiency on placental development and function. …”
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Granulocytic Sarcoma of the Stomach Presenting as Dysphagia during Pregnancy by Anuradha Sekaran, Santosh Darisetty, Sandeep Lakhtakia, Mohan Ramchandani, Duvuru Nageshwar Reddy

“…Concurrent gastric granulocytic sarcoma involving cardia and AML in pregnancy has not been reported till date.…”
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Caecal Perforation from Primary Intestinal Tuberculosis in Pregnancy by Soe Lwin, Nina Lau Lee Jing, Haris Suharjono, Mardiana binti Kipli, Tin Moe Nwe, Myat San Yi, Lucas Luk Tien Wee

“…We present a case of caecal TB in pregnancy, which resulted in caecal perforation, a right hemicolectomy, and severe preterm delivery. …”
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From Pregnancy to Postpartum: The Dynamic Reorganization of the Maternal Brain by Natalia Chechko, Susanne Nehls

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Severe Hyperlipidemia Induced Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis during Pregnancy by Karen L. Koscica, Uzoma Nwaubani, Munir Nazir, Martin Gimovsky

“…We report a case of familial hyperlipidemia in pregnancy that resulted in hemorrhagic pancreatitis. …”
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Recurrent pregnancy loss: etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment by Zlatko Kirovakov, Elitsa H. Gyokova, Nadezhda H. Hinkova, Emiliana I. Konova

“…The current article aims to provide an analytical review of the aetiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) with a focus on Bulgaria. RPL has become an important reproductive health issue worldwide and affects 2%–3% of reproductive-aged women. …”
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Abdominal Wall Desmoid during Pregnancy: Diagnostic Challenges by Johnny Awwad, Nadine Hammoud, Chantal Farra, Farah Fares, George Abi Saad, Ghina Ghazeeri

“…Desmoids are benign tumors, with local invasive features and no metastatic potential, which have rarely been described to be pregnancy associated. Case. We described the rapid growth of an anterior abdominal wall mass in a 40-year-old pregnant woman. …”
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Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Resembling Severe Preeclampsia in Pregnancy by Raminder Kaur Khangura, Charanpreet Kaur Khangura, Anagha Desai, Gregory Goyert, Roopina Sangha

“…Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in women, it is a rare malignancy in pregnancy. Symptoms of CRC such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, rectal bleeding, anemia, altered bowel habits, and abdominal mass are often considered typical symptoms of pregnancy. …”
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Pregnancy Complicated by Portal Hypertension Secondary to Biliary Atresia by O. E. O'Sullivan, D. Crosby, B. Byrne, C. Regan

“…Due to the complexity of the disease these pregnancies are considered, high risk. We report the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum managements of a pregnancy complicated by biliary atresia. …”
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Placental Vascular Malperfusion in Pregnancies With Congenital Heart Disease by Nour Rahnama, MD, Arthur Colson, MD, PhD, Pamela Baldin, MD, PhD, Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD, Damien Gruson, MD, PhD, David Vancraeynest, MD, PhD, Christophe Beauloye, MD, PhD, Frédéric Debiève, MD, PhD, Sophie Pierard, MD, PhD

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Body Stalk Anomaly in a 9-Week Pregnancy by Fabio E. Quijano, María Mónica Rey, Mariana Echeverry, Roland Axt-Fliedner

“…Because of severe malformation incompatible with life, the patient was offered termination of pregnancy. Pathologic examination confirmed the suspected pathology of body stalk anomaly.…”
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Pregnancy Complications and Outcomes in Obese Women with Gestational Diabetes by Gitana Ramonienė, Laura Malakauskienė, Eglė Savukynė, Laima Maleckienė, Greta Gruzdaitė

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Breast cancer and pregnancy. Literature review and case report by Lidia Torres Aja, Julio Sarmiento Sánchez, José Duarte Pérez

“…The present case is included among the so-called special forms of breast cancer. It appears during pregnancy or up to one year after childbirth. It occurs in 1 in 3,000 pregnant women. …”
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Successful Pregnancies after the Treatment of a Thymic Carcinoid by Wiebren A. A. Tjalma

“…To our knowledge this is the first report of successful pregnancy and delivery in a patient with a thymic carcinoid.…”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease, the Oral Contraceptive Pill and Pregnancy by Robert N Allan

“…The safety of drug treatment during pregnancy, the outcome of surgical treatment during pregnancy and the problems that may be encountered during pregnancy in patients with an ileostomy or ileo-anal pouch are discussed, followed by a review of the short and long term prognosis of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease partition.…”
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When Salpingectomy Is Not Salpingectomy—Ipsilateral Recurrence of Tubal Pregnancy by Simona Fischer, Marc J. N. C. Keirse

“…Theoretically, total salpingectomy eliminates the risk of an ipsilateral tubal pregnancy. However, total salpingectomy is difficult to achieve using endoloops alone. …”
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Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by Yu. B. Uspenskaya, A. A. Sheptulin

“…To present the modern concept of etiology and pathogenesis of the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and the modern diagnostic and treatment approaches to gastroenterologists. …”
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