A RARE FETAL ANOMALY CAUSING OBSTRUCTED LABOUR

Acardiac acephalic twin causing obstructed labour.

Pancake Kidney With Obstructed Moiety: A Rare Renal Fusion Anomaly

Renal fusion abnormalities are rare. Even more rare is pancake kidney. We present a case of a 28-year-old male with symptomatic obstruction of a non-functioning moiety of a pancake kidney. He underwent ureterectomy with a finding of only atretic renal parenchyma at exploration. He recovered well and had resolution of his pain at 3-month follow-up.

Robert's uterus: a rare congenital müllerian duct anomaly causing haematometra.

To cite: Maddukuri SB, Karegowda LH, Prakashini K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204489 DESCRIPTION A 16-year-old girl presented with severe cyclical lower abdominal pain during menstruation, associated with vomiting, since 1year. Her menstrual cycles were regular: 3/30. Transabdominal ultrasound showed echogenic fluid collection in th...

Obstructed labour: the preventable factors.

Sixty-two cases of obstructed labour were reviewed during 6 months at a district head quarter hospital, Faisalabad to highlight the prevalence of obstructed labour and ascertain how to manage and possibly avoid this complication with special emphasis on preventable factors. There were 1584 deliveries during this period giving an incidence of obstructed labour as one in 25 deliveries. Five patie...

Thanatophoric Dysplasia; a Rare Case Report on a Congenital Anomaly

The rare form of skeletal dysplasia is thanatophoric dysplasia. The meaning for thanatophoric dysplasia is death bearing which is derived from Greek word. It occurs 1in 20,000 to 50,000. It is mainly due to mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3gene. Features of thanatophoric dysplasia are frontal bossing, prominent eyes, narrow thorax, protruded abdomen and bowed legs. The knowle...