Raminder Khangura

• UConn Health Center

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects reproductive age women and poses significant obstetric complications. Here we review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, obstetric complications, and management in women with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) is a serious pregnancy complication that can cause significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. There are several conditions that may occur in pregnancy that may imitate the laboratory findings and clinical presentation of HELLP syndrome. Babesiosis is a parasitic i...

Objective The objective of this study was to compare adverse pregnancy outcomes between fetuses with estimated fetal weight (EFW) < 10 to > 10% in women with preterm preeclampsia (PE) with severe features. Materials and Methods All women with preterm PE with severe features and nonanomalous singletons with EFW were identified at a tertiary center....

We describe a patient with Class C diabetes who presented for nonstress testing at 36 weeks and 4 days of gestation with nonreassuring fetal heart tones (NRFHT) and oligohydramnios. Upon delivery, thrombosis of the umbilical cord was grossly noted. Pathological analysis of the placenta revealed chorangiosis, vascular congestion, and 40% occlusion o...

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to examine the impact of obesity on cesarean birth rate in an older group of primigravid women. METHODS: This retrospective study analyzed data on nulliparous women over 34 years of age who delivered between January 2013 and July 2016 at a single institution. Abstracted data included: BMI, gestational ag...

INTRODUCTION: A 38-year old Class C diabetic at 36w4d was taken for urgent c-section after non-stress testing revealed Category 3 fetal heart tones. At the time of delivery, a dusky umbilical cord suggestive of thrombosis was noted. Placental pathology revealed 40% occlusion of umbilical vein and chorangiosis. Chorangiosis is a vascular change of t...

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy is used before myomectomy to decrease the size of the fibroids, but its association with fibroid recurrence postoperatively remains unsettled. We undertook a retrospective study of robotic-assisted myomectomy (RM) patients at our academic medical center to determine symptomatic recurrence and re...

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. Many cases of CRC are diagnosed in advanced stages due to m...

Malpositioned intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a common clinical problem seen by gynecologists. The objective of this study was to perform a retrospective chart review for documented radiographically confirmed malpositioned IUDs in patients in Detroit, Michigan. The charts were reviewed for presenting symptoms, risk factors, IUD position, imaging mo...

Endosalpingiosis is ectopic tubal epithelium. The significance of this is not well understood as a result of the rarity and limited knowledge of the condition. It has been associated with varied diagnoses in the literature from chronic pelvic pain to malignancy. We identified 32 cases of endosalpingiosis between 2006 and 2012. We reviewed different...