EXTIRPATION OF PREGNANT UTERUS AT FULL TERM

Rupture of the uterus in full-term pregnancy.

Of 48,519 deliveries conducted at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) over 7 years (January, 1986 to December, 1992), 257 were of ruptured uterus, giving a rate of one in 189 deliveries. Main cause of rupture was obstructed labour. Maternal mortality was 3.9% and foetal mortality 88% in cases admitted with uterine rupture and 17.6% in rupture occurring within the hospital (JPMA 43: 172, 1...

Extirpation of the uterus in disease of the adnexa /

A Distended Bladder Simulating a Full-Term Uterus

Physical Examination. Inspection.?I found the patient reclining on the mud floor with her head supported by a woman. Her legs were extended. She was in great agony. The abdomen was enlarged up to the xiphoid cartilage. Palpation.?Abdomen was tense and tender. Foetal parts not palpable. Percussion.?Distinct fluid thrill present. Liver and spleen normal. Auscultation.?Foetal heart sounds and uter...

Bilharziasis of the pregnant uterus.

SCHISTOSOMIASIS (bilharziasis) is a parasitic infestation which may affect a host of body organs but whose brunt usually falls on the urinary or the intestinal tracts. Even in localities where the disease is endemic such as Egypt, South and East Africa, South America and Japan, involvement of the female genital organs is comparatively rare. Few papers dealing with gynaecological bilharziasis ha...

Uterine torsion in a full-term pregnant cat

CASE SUMMARY A 5-year-old intact female Maine Coon cat presented with a 2 day history of lethargy, anorexia and anaemia. The cat had bred 60 days previously and jumped from a height 3 days earlier, which was followed by a worsening of its condition. Ultrasonography revealed that two fetuses had died and one remained alive. Urgent surgical intervention was deemed necessary, and the cat underwent...