The incidence and morphology of hydatidiform mole in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1978–1986

Abstract

In a combined retrospective and prospective study of the frequency and morphology of hydatidiform mole in A b u Dhabi between 1978 and 1986, the incidence at A1 Corniche Hospital was 2.02 per 1000 deliveries. Morphological classification showed that complete moles formed 80% of the total.The frequency of hydatidiform mole varies geographically but little is known of its incidence in the Arabian Peninsula (Bracken ef al. 1984) or of the relative frequency of the complete and partial forms.