OBJECTIVE To define the appearance of the uterus and the uterine cavity, as revealed by ultrasound in normal women following a vaginal delivery. METHODS This prospective, longitudinal study took place at the Prince Hashem and Prince Ali Military Hospitals, Amman, Jordan from December 2002 to March 2003. Fifty-four women were scanned on postpartum days 1, 7, 14, 28, and 56. Ultrasound examinat...

Background: Nonpuerperal uterine inversion is a rare medical condition that many gynecologists might not be encountered even with one case during their entire medical practice. It refers to the expulsion of uterine corpus from the dilated cervix resulting in uterus being turned inside out. There are two kinds of uterine inversion, puerperal and non-puerperal, which the second condition is less ...

Objective: Placental implants in the cervical canal may occur result patients with placenta previa that lead to bleeding after placental removal. Bleeding from can be stopped by inserting Cook Ripening Balloon. Case Presentation: A 31-week pregnant an was brought emergency clinic a complaint of vaginal bleeding, and active observed. Ultrasonography showed fetus fetal bradycardia previa. The pat...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We seek to assess the performance of the β human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) "discriminatory zone" when using bedside pelvic ultrasonography in the evaluation of symptomatic pregnant emergency department (ED) patients. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of bedside pelvic ultrasonography performed on consecutive pregnant patients in the first trimester who presented to...

Background: To report on a case of acute renal failure associated with Retzius space hematoma that had been extended to retroperitoneal space, following pulmonary embolism treatment in the postpartum period. Case report: A 30-year-old woman was transferred hospital for syncope first postoperative day cesarean section. There were no active vaginal bleeding or intra-abdominal bleeding. On diagnos...

CONTEXT The correlation between vaginal delivery, age and pelvic floor dysfunctions involving obstructed defecation is still a matter of controversy. OBJECTIVES To determine the influence of age, mode of delivery and parity on the prevalence of posterior pelvic floor dysfunctions in women with obstructed defecation syndrome. METHODS Four hundred sixty-nine females with obstructed defecation...

Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy (CSEP) is where the conceptus implanted deep in myometrium and at exact site of previous caesarean section. Symptoms include amenorrhea, pelvic pain vaginal bleeding first trimester. The investigation choice transvaginal ultrasound. Individualized treatment options are based on gestational age, presence embryonal cardiac activity, severity symptoms, serum hCG le...

Placenta percreta is a rare complication potentially fatal to fetus and the mother. We present here a 41-year-old female patient who underwent curettage for incomplete abortion at 6(th) week of pregnancy. She had persistent vaginal bleeding for 2 months after the curettage, for which she was treated with hysterectomy. Preoperative ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) made the di...

The adrenal hemorrhage is a relatively rare event in newborns but must be considered in the presence of a persistent unexplained jaundice, especially in presence of predisposing factors. Serial ultrasonography is the modality of choice for initial diagnosis and follow-up of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage. We report two cases of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage presenting with persistent jaundice. The c...