Thirty-eight cases of Shigella vaginitis were identified in a retrospective review of records kept over the past 14 years. The cases of vaginitis were due to three subgroups of Shigella. Vaginitis varied in severity and duration, persisting for several months in some instances. In 47% of the cases, there was ...

This report describes a neonate delivered by cesarean section who had conjunctivitis due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Evidence supporting the hypothesis that gonococcal conjunctivitis can be acquired in utero is provided by this case study, which also emphasizes that saline lavage is inappropriate after instillation of AgNO3 into the neonate's eyes.

The deflexion attitude of the fetal head in 223 consecutive breech deliveries was radiologically evaluated and classified into four grades. Additional x-ray pelvimetry was performed on all primiparas (136 cases). Extended (35 cases with deflexion angle of 90 degrees or less) and hyperextended (2 cases with angle of more than ...

During the four year period 1973 to 1976, there were 3,182 cases of delivery by Caesarean Section (CS) in the University Teaching Hospital, (UTH) Lusaka. This constituted 4.68% of the total number of deliveries. The main indications for CS were fetal distress and cephalopelvic disproportion. 130 cases of transverse lie, ...

The author reviewed 249 arterial placentograms obtained between 1964 and 1974. In some cases a placenta, which at first lies low and encroaches on the incipient lower uterine segment, will move upwards towards the fundus and come to rest wholly in the upper uterine segment as gestation progresses. The mechanism ...

Sir Astley P. Cooper, a British surgeon, first described Cooper's ligament in 1841; in 1949 this ligament was, to our knowledge, first used to support prolapse of the vaginal vault. The first preliminary report in 1965 was based on anatomical dissection of 60 autopsy cases and stressed mainly the length, ...

Three hundred fifty-five cases of vaginal hysterectomy associated with bilateral or unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were reviewed to assess the safety and feasibility of adnexa removal when such was necessary or desirable. Other than one instance of hemorrhage from ovarian vessels, no serious complications, including ureteral injuries, could be assigned specifically to ...

A series of 13470 hysterosalpingographic investigations demonstrated congenital uterine malformations in 1160 cases (8.6%). Uterus arcuatus and uterine hypoplasia, the latter ranking as a malformation on embryological grounds, together accounted for two-thirds of the cases, uterus unicornis unicollis and uterus bicornis unicollis together for over a quarter and the others, ...

Uterine response to electroacupuncture stimulation of specific sites of the extremities is demonstrated in 60 pregnant women--48 cases for labor induction and 12 cases for inhibition of premature labor. In the 34 term, post-term, and 7 intrauterine fetal death cases, induction of labor was attempted; in 32 cases delivery was ...

The continuing experience with extraperitoneal cesarean section at this institution is reviewed. The first 50 cases performed are reviewed and compared with equal numbers from two control groups as previously presented. A persistent advantage in the use of the procedure is demonstrated. Earlier optimism about the use of the procedure ...

A case of third trimester bleeding from placenta previa is presented in which serial ultrasonograms were obtained from the 30th to the 36th gestational week and confirmed by isotopic scanning. Evidence is presented showing a migration of a placenta previa marginalis away from the cervical os followed by vaginal delivery ...

The isolation of meningococci from the vagina is unusual. This report concerns a young woman who presented with vaginal bleeding and subsequently developed a febrile illness which responded to oral ampicillin. The main clinical features included vomiting and drowsiness followed by a rash and arthritis. Neisseria meningitidis group B was ...

Colonic pseudo-obstruction refers to a condition in which physical and radiologic findings identical to those associated with mechanical obstruction of the large bowel are found but in which no organic cause of the colonic distention is present. Cases of this condition have been reported in the world literature, of which ...

Sympathomimetic amines have been used with the aim of abolishing uterine contractions. On the basis of results from an in vivo technique for testing the specificity and affinity of the beta2-receptor stimulating agents, salbutamol was used for a clinical trial. Five case histories were selected in order to illustrate the ...

An evaluation of the possible etiologic factors in hyperextension of the fetal head in breech presentation and a discussion of management are presented. Our seven cases plus a review of the literature led to the conclusion that hyperextension of the aftercoming head is a dangerous malpresentation that should not be ...

Diffuse vaginal adenosis is a rare disease presenting severe symptoms and difficult to treat. It has not previously been described in the Scandinavian literature. Three typical cases are reported, two in children of 14 years and one in a women of 20 years, who were all treated for imperforate hymen ...

A case history is presented of a patient with 8 consecutive caesarean sections over 1965--1973. Total hysterectomy was performed during the last section because of thinned uterine wall, marginal placenta praevia and heavy bleeding. The aspects of repeated caesarean sections are discussed in the light of the present case.

Ammonoid cephalopods serve significantly as a basis for correlation of strata near the boundary between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Erathems. This is a report of the diagnostically Late Permian (uppermost Paleozoic) ammonoid Cyclolobus walkeri (Diener, 1903) from the Zewan Formation 20 meters below the Permian-Triassic contact at the classic section ...

This site by Martin Jehle, an amateur palaeontologist contains a summary and a series of articles about mammals from the Paleocene epoch (65 to 54 million years ago). Subject coverage includes creodonts, multituberculates, marsupials and condylarths. Other sections include references, literature reviews and a genera and species list.

A case of adenomatoid hamartoma in a premature male infant is described and the recent literature is reviewed. The present case demonstrates the frequently associated features of maternal hydramnios of late onset, and premature delivery with foetal respiratory difficulty and anasarca.

In six years in London, Ontario, the use of continuous lumbar epidural analgesia in deliveries increased from 5% to over 50%. Its effect was assessed in 1000 consecutive cases, all vertex presentations. In established labour, epidural analgesia was started for pain relief and was maintained with intermittent injections until delivery; ...