55 years old reported with the complaints of dyspepsia and vague abdominal pain of the mild intensity of two years duration. There was no history of any trauma, fever or any long medication. There was no history of postprandial fullness or vomiting. He had been taking symptomatic treatment but without any total relief. On examination he was of averagely built farmer without any other deformity,...

Spontaneous uterine rupture (SUR), a public health problem in developing countries, is a rare but hazardous obstetric complication with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Cases of rupture are more likely to occur in a scarred uterus, usually after a previous caesarean delivery. Spontaneous unscarred uterus rupture (SUUR) in primigravid women is usually unexpected and extrem...

Obstetric fistula, a complication of dystocic labor neglected in the social and developmental context, shows the progress made in improving health status in developing countries [1]. The difficulty of treating vesico-vaginal fistulas is well known and the proposed repair techniques are numerous [2]. The choice of the way of approach is not unequivocal, because the best way is that the comfort o...

55 years old reported with the complaints of dyspepsia and vague abdominal pain of the mild intensity of two years duration. There was no history of any trauma, fever or any long medication. There was no history of postprandial fullness or vomiting. He had been taking symptomatic treatment but without any total relief. On examination he was of averagely built farmer without any other deformity,...

BACKGROUND The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is the most commonly used rescue airway in obstetric anesthesia. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the application of the LMA in parturients undergoing cesarean delivery (CD) for 5 years in our hospital. As a secondary objective, we investigated the incidence of airway-related complication in obstetric general anesthesia (GA). ...

Maternal morbidity and mortality are widespread in Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state, as in many developing regions. Globally, the utility of three approaches to addressing such problems has been debated: (a) obstetric risk screening (i.e. screening women for risk during pregnancy and channeling those at risk to preventive care); (b) emergency obstetric care (i.e. identifying complications d...

Cardiac disease is an uncommon but potentially serious medical complication of pregnancy. It is an important cause of preventable maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. A multidisciplinary approach involving close liaison and collaboration between the obstetrician, cardiologist, anaesthetist, neonatologist, paediatric cardiologist and, if appropriate, the cardiothoracic surgeon, is ess...

In a prospective study, 167 vacuum extractions (VE) performed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, formed 6.3% of the total deliveries. Most patients were young and of low parity. There were no maternal deaths. The overall maternal morbidity rate was 22% and were mostly minor. Post partum haemorrhage was the most common maternal complication. There were 5 failed VEs. Perinatal morbidity ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and declared as a global pandemic in March 2020. There special immune tolerance pregnant woman, predisposes to viral infection, then increased risk complication. Meta analysis was performed using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidlines with comp...

Abstract Background Obstetric fistula (OF) complicated by urethral loss (UL) poses a challenge to both the surgeon and obstetric patient. The involvement of urethra closure mechanism in OF is an important determinant successful restoration urinary continence. with UL often associated unsuccessful repair outcome. We describe reconstruction genital tract patients outcomes repair. Methods Aim To r...