Summary: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disabling genetic disorder characterized by progressive postnatal heterotopic ossification leading to cumulative disability. Heterotopic bone formation in FOP usually begins in early childhood following a series of painful, post-traumatic, inflammatory soft-tissue swellings known as flare-ups, which later undergo ossification resulting in the progressive immobilization of the chest wall, limbs and jaw by early adulthood. Pregnancy in FOP has occurred infrequently and reproductive decisions are a dilemma for an individual or couple with FOP. We present the clinical course, medical management and potential concerns of four cases of pregnancy in FOP.

Hydatidiform mole occurring outside the uterine cavity is extremely rare. A case of hydatidiform mole occurring on the serosal surface of uterus with no evidence of intrauterine, tubal or ovarian pregnancy is described. Cuse reportA 19-year-old woman, married for 7 months, presented to our emergency ward with a history of 2 EDITORIAL COMMENT: We accepted this case for publication to inform readers of the possibility of a pelvic abscess occurring associated with a clip on fhe Fallopian lube.A case of multiple pelvic abscesses due to actinomycosis was recen fly reported in this journal (A) that showed some similarities to the case here described. It is agrped fhaf pelvic abscesses associated with a foreign body require removal of fhe foreign body but the miewer of this paper also cautioned that m m n t pelvic abscesws may cause chmnic pelvic inflammatory dkase which mquires further surgery such as hystemtomy and salpingo-oophomfomy It is too early 10 conclude thaf fhis woman is cured of the pelvic igection. (A) Garland SM, Rawling D. Pelvic actinomycosis in association with an intrauterine dcvice. A w l N% J Obstet Gynaecol 1993; 33: 5698.

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