Retention of Urine; Paracentesis Vesicæ

Some Reflections on the Paracentesis of the Urinary Bladder; with a Description of an Instrument Employed in Puncturing the Bladder through the Rectum

THE following reflections on the paracentefis of the bladder were fuggefted by a eafe of retention of urine, from external violence, to which I was called in confutation with Mr. William Norris, Surgeon, who has given an accurate account of it in the firft volume of the Memoirs of the Medical Society. If they fhould appear to you worthy of attention, you will be pleafed to communicate them to t...

Renal failure in Laennec's cirrhosis. II. Simultaneous determination of cardiac output and renal hemodynamics.

A number of observations in patients with Laennec's cirrhosis dying with renal failure-one of the conditions sometimes included in the term "hepatorenal syndrome"-suggest that the observed oliguria and nitrogen retention may be secondary to impaired renal perfusion rather than to any lesion of the renal parenchyma. First, renal failure may develop with great rapidity. In several instances, norm...

Ectopia Vesicæ: Four Cases

بررسی اثر دوز پایین نالوکسان روی شدت درد و عوارض جانبی اوپیوئیدها در بیماران تحت کوله سیستکتومی لاپاروسکوپیک

Background: Previous studies have assessed effect of naloxone on pain severity and side effects of opioids however, their results are inconsistent. Our study was design to determine effect of low-dose naloxone on pain, nausea, vomiting, pruritus and urine retention on patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials & Methods: In this study 60 patients who need laparoscopic cholecys...

A novel approach to the treatment of ascites associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

Ascites is a clinical manifestation of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) which may complicate the induction of ovulation using exogenous gonadotrophins. In severe OHSS severe ascites may occur and can lead to dyspnoea, abdominal discomfort and oliguria. To relieve ascites paracentesis is performed two to three times weekly as needed. We report three cases where an indwelling perit...