Complete inversion of non gravid uterus – A life threatening gynecological emergency

Ectopic pregnancy: a life-threatening gynecological emergency

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening gynecological emergency, and a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to determine and evaluate the incidence, clinical presentation, risk factors, and management outcomes of ectopic pregnancies at Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH) in Abakaliki. METHODS This was ...

Uterine inversion: a life-threatening obstetric emergency.

BACKGROUND Acute puerperal uterine inversion is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication in which the uterine fundus collapses within the endometrial cavity. Although the cause of uterine inversion is unclear, several predisposing factors have been described. Maternal mortality is extremely high unless the condition is recognized and corrected. METHODS MEDLINE was searched from 19...

Complete Inversion of the Uterus

had been no traction on the cord, and this is probably correct, as the more popular method of aiding the third stage is to stuff a tress of the mother's hair into her mouth, so that the resulting vomiting will cause expulsion of the placenta. As far as the history could be ascertained, a protuberance had appeared shortly after birth, and during the day had gradually increased in size, but the h...

A Case of Complete Inversion of Uterus

Retroversion of Gravid Uterus

On the 20th of February last I was consulted by J. M., a married woman, 38 years of age. She had had seven living children (being delivered of twin girls on one occasion) and three miscarriages, and she calculated that she was about the middle of the fifth month of her tenth pregnancy. The catamenia last appeared in the beginning of October last year, and she first felt the movement of the chil...