To assess the incidence of risk factors, management and outcome of umbilical cord prolapsed in a university hospital setting. A retrospective chart review of women who had cord prolapsed at King Abdulaziz University Hospital over a period of eight years. During the study period there were 49 cases of cord prolapsed (0.15% incidence), which includes seven cases of cord presentation. The mean mat...

BACKGROUND Disk herniation (DH) is one of the most common disk lesions, inducing low back pain (LBP). Various therapeutic options have been proposed for treatment of disk herniation (DH). Intradiscal injection of ozone has been suggested for treatment of DH. OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of intradiscal ozone injection on pain score and disability in patients with LBP from disk prolapsed....

Dilatation and curettage (D&C) sometimes causes uterine perforation, which usually does not cause a serious problem. Here, we report uterine perforation caused by D&C, in which the small intestine prolapsed from the uterus, requiring intestinal resection. D&C was performed for missed abortion at 9 weeks. After dilating the cervix, forceps grasped tissue that, upon being pulled, resulted in the ...

The commonest pathologic diagnosis of large prolapsed polyps is leiomyoma. Benign or malignant adenomyomatous polyps follow. Adenomyotic cyst is a rare form of adenomyosis. To our knowledge, a recurrent prolapsed giant uterine polyp comprised of adenomyotic cysts and with different pathogenesis from the original polyp has not been reported in the literature. This case report describes a 29 year...

Both target radiofrequency thermocoagulation and collagenase chemonucleolysis are effective micro-invasive therapy means for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. In order to analyze the clinical effects of target radiofrequency thermocoagulation combined with collagenase chemonucleolysis on lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, the contents of hydroxyproline and glycosaminoglycan were measur...

RATIONALE Primary vaginal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare disease. Primary SCC in prolapsed vagina is extremely rare. In the presented case additional bladder involvement was found. PATIENTS CONCERNS Primary vaginal SCC may be misinterpreted as decubitus in prolapsed vagina and it may delay proper diagnosis and treatment. DIAGNOSES Diagnosis was confirmed by the vaginal ulceration b...

Ileoscopy with mucosal biopsy is fundamental in the management and surveillance of inflammatory bowel disease patients and intestinal transplant recipients. There is a paucity of data describing the risks of ileoscopy in the presence of a prolapsed stoma. Parastomal hernias are frequently associated with prolapsed stomas. We report the first case of perforation during ileoscopy in the setting o...

A 6-month-old buffalo calf was presented at TVCC, IIVER, Rohtakwith a history of complete rectal prolapsed for the last 3 days with severe straining and restlessness. Clinical examinations revealed complete 15 cm long prolapsed rectal wall, soiling with faeces and patches of congested and severely necrosed mucous membrane. The animal was operated under caudal epidural anesthesia using lignocain...

I ne of the primary goals of surgery always has been to achieve the best result while introducing the least iatrogenic disorder. Surgeons are attaining this goal increasingly in the more recent application of percutaneous surgery for the treatment of lumbar disk disease. Percutaneous lumbar diskectomy, when used in association with modem imaging techniques (CT,MRI), delineates a new concept for...