Twisting of the uterus, especially of the pregnant uterus

Bilharziasis of the pregnant uterus.

SCHISTOSOMIASIS (bilharziasis) is a parasitic infestation which may affect a host of body organs but whose brunt usually falls on the urinary or the intestinal tracts. Even in localities where the disease is endemic such as Egypt, South and East Africa, South America and Japan, involvement of the female genital organs is comparatively rare. Few papers dealing with gynaecological bilharziasis ha...

The Causation of the Sacculated Pregnant Uterus

A SACCULATED pregnant uterus occurring in the later months of gestation is by no means a frequent occurrence, and the difficulties associated with the diagnosis are so great that I have thought it well to describe four cases which I have met with lately. The condition has been described under various names,?e.g., retroversion of gravid uterus at term, sacciform uterus, and sacculated uterus. "M...

Effects of ketamine on the pregnant uterus.

Intra-uterine pressure was recorded by placing a Foley catheter in the extra-amniotic space before the termination of pregnancy in 25 patients, and Caesarean section in 12 patients. The effects of administration of i.v. ketamine 2 mg/kg body weight, sodium thiopentone 4 mg/kg body weight and ergometrine 0.5 mg, and intra-cervical 0.5% lignocaine 20 ml were measured in the first trimester of pre...

Arteriovenous malformation of the pregnant uterus.

Arteriovenous malformation of the pregnant uterus is very rare, and may present with unexplained torrential bleeding. We report a patient with absence of the conventional risk factors, and was saved by quick recourse to hysterectomy to control the bleeding.

Osteomalacia; Torsion of the Pregnant Uterus