Can obstetric wedges cause ventilatory obstruction?

Ventilatory techniques for central airway obstruction.

INTRODUCTION Central airway obstruction (CAO) refers to obstruction involving the trachea, mainstem, or lobar bronchi. These lesions can be either benign or malignant. Obstruction of these areas may lead to dyspnea, atelectasis, post-obstructive pneumonia, and death. Treatment options to relieve CAO include airway dilation, laser techniques, cryotherapy, and stenting. CAO is becoming more preva...

[Labial adhesions: unusual cause of urinary obstruction].

A case of labial adhesions in an elderly woman is reported. The patient was admitted in the urology department since she related urinary symptoms. The diagnosis was been made by simple inspection of the genital region. Under anaesthesia, surgical procedure was done by sharp dissection, and dressing ointment was recommended at discharge. An excellent result was obtain. The estrogens deficiency s...

Endometriosis as a Cause of Intestinal Obstruction

Since Sampson (I92I) described a case of endometrioma of the sigmoid colon, increased interest has been taken by surgeons in extragenital endometriosis. The site where this condition is most liable to give rise to complications is in the intestine where small and large bowel obstruction may result from the cyclic haemorrhages around and in the endometrial glands and stroma. The end-result of th...

An unusual cause of gastrointestinal obstruction: bezoar.

Bezoars are concretions of swallowed hair, fruit vegetable fibers, and similar substances found in the alimentary canal. The first description of a postmortem human bezoar was by Swain in 1854. Although the prevalence of bezoars in humans is low, an absence of treatment has been associated with mortality rates as high as 30%, primarily because of gastrointestinal bleeding, destruction, or perfo...

Volvulus as a Cause of Intestinal Obstruction