Obstructed death revisited.

Uterine prolapse as an unusual cause of obstructed labor: A case report

The occurrence of uterine prolapse during pregnancy is rare. The aim of this report is to highlight uterine prolapse as a rare cause of obstructed labor and discuss its associated complications and management challenges. A 29-year-old gravida 5 parity 4 woman was presented with uterine prolapse, obstructed labor due to cervical dystocia and intrauterine fetal death. She was underwent emergency ...

Obstructed labour: the preventable factors.

Sixty-two cases of obstructed labour were reviewed during 6 months at a district head quarter hospital, Faisalabad to highlight the prevalence of obstructed labour and ascertain how to manage and possibly avoid this complication with special emphasis on preventable factors. There were 1584 deliveries during this period giving an incidence of obstructed labour as one in 25 deliveries. Five patie...

Causes of Maternal Mortality in Ethiopia: A Significant Decline in Abortion Related Death

BACKGROUND Although the common direct obstetric causes of maternal mortality are known from the literature, the contribution of each cause and the change in trend over decades is unknown in Ethiopia. The objective of this review was to assess the trend of proportion of maternal mortality due to the common direct causes. METHODS This systematic review was done on eighteen health facility based...

A Case of Irreducible Obstructed Inguinal Hernia; Symptoms of Strangulation One Month After; Operation of Herniotomy; Recovery

A Rare Presentation of Maydl's Hernia

We present a case of an unsual type of obstructed indirect inguinal hernia with impending strangulation. The operative findings revealed a sliding Maydl's hernia with an ischemic inner ileal loop and an adherent inflamed appendix. This case highlights the importance of intraoperative examination of the intra-abdominal bowel loops proximal to the hernia sac of an incarcerated, obstructed, or str...