Medicolegal Questions Involved in Post-Mortem Caesarian Section

Endometriosis at caesarian section scar.

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition which is sometimes presented to general surgeons as a lump in the abdomen. It can pose a diagnostic dilemma and should be in the differential diagnosis of lumps in the abdomen in females. Diagnosis is usually made following histological examination. This is a case report of abdominal wall endometriosis following caesarian section. This report di...

The caesarian section rate is rising.

Single dose antacid therapy before caesarian section.

The severity of pulmonary aspiration depends mainly on the acidity of the aspirate. Mist. magnesium trisilicate (MMT) has been used for many years at the maternity unit in General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to neutralise the acidic gastric contents in all obstetric patients requiring caesarian section. This preliminary study shows that a single dose of 15 mls of MMT before general anaesthesia rais...

Birth injuries in caesarian sections: cases of fracture femur and humerus following caesarian section.

Long bone injuries are less common during caesarian section. Sometimes, they remain unnoticed to the operating surgeon but are frequently noted by attending physician or nurses. The aim of this case study is to remind the surgeon that any forceful extraction may result long bone injuries. So, care should be given during and after delivery to rule out injuries.

Plague Detected Post-Mortem

mesentery along the whole of its attachment was found to present an uniform extravasation of blood, commencing from the right iliac fossa and passing upwards along the middle line to the duodenum and to the posterior surface of the stomach. There were also similar patches of extravasation on the surface of the caecum, the horse-shoe curve of the duodenum and a part of the stomach near its splen...