Pyosalpinx Removed by Laparotomy in the Early Puerperium

Case of Pyosalpinx Successfully Removed by Abdominal Section during the Puerperium

Pyosalpinx

can supplement this by a short note upon 23 laparotomies for the same condition performed by me in the Rangoon General Hospital when I had charge of Major Barry's wards during his absence on leave. In my series of cases both tubes were removed 19 times?one tube 4 times, Hysterectomy was performed three times, and in one of these latter cises the appendix was removed as it was adherent in the Pe...

Large bilateral tubercular pyosalpinx in a young woman with genitourinary malformation: a case report

INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease, and the morbidity associated with it has major health implications. When tuberculosis affects the genital organs of young females, it has the devastating effect of causing irreversible damage to their fallopian tubes, resulting in a possible tubercular pyosalpinx and infertility. However, the disease often remains silent or presents wit...

Ascariasis presenting as acute abdomen during pregnancy and puerperium.

Ascariasis can have various clinical presentations. We present three cases of ascariasis in pregnant or postpartum women, presenting with acute abdomen. The diagnosis of ascariasis was made clinically with the passage of ascaris worms in the vomitus or stool and was supported by ultrasonography. All three patients were treated successfully using anthelmintics. One patient underwent exploratory ...

Spontaneous rupture of bladder in puerperium.

Spontaneous rupture of bladder and extravasation of urine in the peritoneum without evidence of trauma is rare. This condition is an emergency. It presents in a unique way therefore, the diagnosis and treatment is usually delayed. This patient presented with an acute abdominal pain and oliguria. She had delivered normally eight days before re-admission. Investigations were done and an explorato...