Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Publications

• Research   
  Evaluation of Fetal Kidney Length as an innovative sonographic parameter in the Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy to assess the Gestational Age Among Egyptian Antenatal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Author(s): Mai Raafat Hussein, Noura Soliman Mohammed, Ihab Ibrahim Samaha, Hossam Elsayed Abdelmgeed and Karim AbdelSalam*
  
  Background: Reducing postdate pregnancies improves maternal and fetal health and lowers complications, and accurate Gestational Age (GA) estimation is essential for this. In order to estimate Gestational Age (GA) in the second and third trimesters, this study sought to ascertain how accurate ultrasound is at measuring Fetal Kidney Length (FKL). The actual GA obtained from a reliable last menstrual period was compared with FKL along with other fetal growth measures such as Biparietal Diameter (BPD), Head Circumference (HC), Abdominal Circumference (AC), and Femur Length (FL). Methods: The 58 pregnant women in this prospective observational study, who ranged in age from 18 to 40, GA between 20-40 weeks, singleton pregnancy, the last 3 cycles before pregnancy were regular and no hormonal contraception in the preceded 3 cycles. All patients were.. Read More»
  

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