At the present time the only certain method of diagnosing placenta praevia in 3 pregnant woman who has had an ante-partum haemorrhage is by examination under anaesthesia. The examination is usually deferred until the 38th week of pregnancy) when the foetus is considered to be sufficiently mature should premature delivery have to be effected. The procedure is traumatic and may induce labour with...

The mortality and morbidity of coronary arteriography are presented with particular reference to the relative safety of the Sones as compared with the Judkins technique. There were 6 deaths in 400 investigations (i *5%), and all occurred with the3Judkins technique. The morbidity is analysedfor the last 250 investigations; cardiac infarction and serious dysrhythmias were more common with the Jud...

M yocardial infarction is a well recognized but infrequent complication of coronary arteriography. In most cases, it has usually been attributed to coronary artery dissection, dislodgement of an arteriosclerotic plaque, sustained hypotension, thromboembolism or spasm of the vessel.’ Fatal thromboembolism following coronary arteriography has rarely been confirmed by postmortem examination since ...

OBJECTIVE We report three cases of high-flow priapism in three young patients who presented erectile dysfunction after perineal trauma. METHODS Complete clinical evaluation, blood tests, color Doppler ultrasonography (US), arteriography and selective embolization were performed. RESULTS The clinical history and physical assessment were compatible with high-flow priapism. Color Doppler US sh...

Outpatient femoral arteriography has been carried out in 100 consecutive patients presenting with evidence of peripheral vascular disease. Patients have been observed for seven hours in an observation ward bed. No bleeding or other complications have been encountered. The cost-saving to the hospital is approximately 60.00 pounds per case. More importantly, the service to patients has been impro...

The technique of selective coronary arteriography, as described originally by Sones, was employed in 255 patients. Successful catheterization of both coronary arteries was carried out in 88% of these patients, and in the last 100 examinations both coronary arteries were entered in 95 patients. Selective coronary arteriography is a useful diagnostic tool but is a potentially hazardous form of ex...