Obstetric urinary fistulas in KwaZulu- what is the extent of this tragedy? (2008)
Ramphal, S, Kalane, G, Fourie, T, Moodley, J
Background. This study describes the demographics and clinical characteristics of women with obstetric fistulas attending the urogynaecological unit at King Edward VIII Hospital (KEH), KwaZulu-Natal...
Background. The maternal mortality ratio in poor countries is reported to be 650/100 000 live births. This high maternal mortality may be associated with increasing numbers of HIVrelated deaths in...
Strategies for HIV prevention (2007)
No Abstract Obstetrics & Gynaecology Forum Vol. 17 (3) 2007: pp. 61
An approach to urological injuries associated with pelvic surgery (2007)
Ramphal, S, Goad, A, Moodley, J
Injuries during pelvic floor surgery may involve the ureter, bladder and urethra. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of these structures and the application of this knowledge during surgery, together...
Setting: King Edward VIII and King George V Hospitals, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Objective: To identify the impact of co-infection with multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and Human...
Uterine vein and maternal urinary levels of activin A and inhibin A in pre-eclampsia patients (2006)
Muttukrishna, S., Hyett, J., Paine, M., Moodley, J., Groome, N., Rodeck, C.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate if (i) urinary concentrations of activin A and inhibin A are altered in pre-eclampsia (PE) and (ii) to study the relationship between uterine...
Impact of HIV on women in Kwa-Zulu Natal: review article (2004)
Sebitloane, HM, Moodley, J, Ramogale, M
KwaZulu-Natal is continuing to experience the increasing rates in the seroprevalence rates of HIV infection amongst antenatal attendees, despite reports of the epidemic levelling off in the country....
Umbilical cord blood banking ethico-legal issues: review article (2004)
The recent discovery that umbilical cord blood has a high concentration of haematopoeitic stem cells has led to cord blood being used to treat a variety of disorders. Collection of cord blood is...
Aim: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of complications associated with caesarean section in a setting of high caesarean section and HIV rates. Setting: A tertiary teaching hospital...
A case study and review of the literature on advanced extrauterine pregnancy: case report (2004)
Essilfie, G, Moodley, J, Mazibuko, DM
Advanced extrauterine pregnancy is a rare event and presents a challenge to the diagnostic and clinical management skills of every obstetrician. It is associated with significant maternal and fetal...
Unsafe abortion is still a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Africa. To assess whether the introduction of legal abortions in South Africa has decreased admissions resulting from...
Unsafe abortion is still a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Africa. To assess whether the introduction of legal abortions in South Africa has decreased admissions resulting from...
Hypertension in pregnancy : round-table discussion: part 1: cardiovascular profile (2002)
Brink, A., Akande, W., Moodley, J., Hague, W. M., Hall, D., Steyn, W., ...
Hypertension in pregnancy : round-table discussion: part 1: cardiovascular profile (2002)
Brink, A., Akande, W., Moodley, J., Hague, W. M., Hall, D., Steyn, W., ...
Moodley, P, Wilkinson, D, Connolly, C, Moodley, J, Sturm, AW
We assessed the association between the causative agents of vaginal discharge and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) among women attending a rural sexually transmitted disease clinic in South Africa;...
HIV type 1 V3 region subtyping in KwaZulu-Natal, a high-seroprevalence South African region (1998)
Moodley, D., Smith, Tracey-Lee, Janse Van Rensburg, Estrelita, Moodley, J., Engelbrecht, Susan
This article was co-written by prof Janse van Rensburg before she joined the University of Pretoria.
Domestic abuse - an antenatal survey at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban (1970)
Objectives. To determine exposure to domestic violence by a partner or spouse among pregnant women attending a public sector hospital in Durban, South Africa. Design. Six hundred and four randomly...
Short Report: Saving mothers: 1999 - 2001 (1970)
The 'big five' causes of maternal death in South Africa in the 3 years 1999 - 2001 were non-pregnancy-related infection (mainly AIDS), complications of hypertension in pregnancy, obstetric...
Misoprostol for cervical ripening at and near term - a comparative study (1970)
Moodley, J, Venkatchalam, S, Songca, P
Objective. To compare the safety and efficacy of misoprostol with that of dinoprostone for the induction of labour at term, or near term. Design. Three hundred and ninety-six women with term...
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy (1970)
Sebitloane, M. H., Moodley, J.
(East African Medical Journal: 2001 78(2): 70-74)
Moodley, J, Norman, R J, Reddi, K
Concentrations of prostaglandins E, F, and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha were estimated in central venous blood and amniotic fluid in 21 women with eclampsia and 16 healthy pregnant controls. Central...
The ileal flange: an anatomical landmark
SINGH, B., MOODLEY, J., SATYAPAL, K. S.
The abdominal surgeon is largely unappreciative of the peritoneal reflections of the ileocaecal region. This is not surprising since the literature on this subject is sparse. The available...
Thoracic splanchnic nerves: implications for splanchnic denervation
NAIDOO, N., PARTAB, P., PATHER, N., MOODLEY, J., SINGH, B., SATYAPAL, K. S.
Splanchnic neurectomy is of value in the management of chronic abdominal pain. It is postulated that the inconsistent results of splanchnicectomies may be due to anatomical variations in the pattern...
Moodley, P, Wilkinson, D, Connolly, C, Moodley, J, Sturm, AW
We assessed the association between the causative agents of vaginal discharge and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) among women attending a rural sexually transmitted disease clinic in South Africa;...
Granuloma inguinale of the cervix: a carcinoma look-alike.
Hoosen, A A, Draper, G, Moodley, J, Cooper, K
Granuloma inguinale of the cervix presents as a proliferative growth and may mimic carcinoma. Over a 3 year period 18 patients with cervical granuloma inguinale were detected. Nine (50%) had a...
Urogenital tract infections in pregnancy at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Dietrich, M, Hoosen, A A, Moodley, J, Moodley, S
OBJECTIVES--To evaluate the role of detecting asymptomatic bacteriuria and endocervical infections in the black prenatal patients attending King Edward VIII Hospital (KEH), Durban, with the view of...
Kharsany, A B, Hoosen, A A, Moodley, J, Bagaratee, J, Gouws, E
OBJECTIVE--To determine the association of sexually transmitted pathogens in women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN). SETTING--An urban tertiary referral hospital serving a large...
Qolohle, D C, Hoosen, A A, Moodley, J, Smith, A N, Mlisana, K P
OBJECTIVE--The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in women at the time of delivery, and to...
Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infection in women with Bartholin's gland abscesses.
Hoosen, A A, Nteta, C, Moodley, J, Sturm, A W
OBJECTIVES--The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in women with Bartholin's gland abscess....