Obstructed labour due to a vesical calculus.
Obstructed labour due to a vesical calculus.
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因膀胱结石导致难产。
作者:
P. Armon
A 25-year-old wvoman was admitted to a district hospital in obstructed labour. She had previously had four spontaneous vaginal deliveries. Her only complaint before the onset of this labour was of frequency of micturition during the last four weeks of pregnancy. A diagnosis of locked twins was made as apparently two heads wN-ere impacted in the pelvis. But a single, healthy baby (wcight 3400 g) was delivered at lower segment caesarean section, and the second "head" was found to be a large vesical calculus. Two days later the patient became incontinent of urine. She was referred to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre four wveeks later for removal of the stone and repair of a suspected fistula. Vaginal examination revealed a large, hard mass lying wvithin the bladder partially occluding the vaginal cavity and obscuring the cervix. Urine was pouring down the vagina but the fistula could not be seen. The only other abnormality was a left-sided foot drop. Corrective physiotherapy was started. Radiological examination confirmed an intravesical calculus and calcifications were seen in the left renal arca. Haemoglobin was 8-9 g dl and blood urea 2 5 mmoll (15 mg 100 ml). Urine culture produced a heavy growth of Proteuis vulgaris. Chest x-ray examination was normal. An intravenous pyclogram showed a right hydronephrosis and hydroureter. There wvas no excretion on the left side (figure).