Ashma Rana

Induced septic abortion: A major factor in maternal mortality and morbidity

Background:  Septic abortion is an infection of the uterus and its appendages following any abortion especially, illegally performed induced abortions. It is characterized by a rise of temperature to at least 100.4°F, associated offensive or purulent vaginal discharge and lower abdominal pain and tenderness.

Hysterectomy for hematometra in a 15‐year‐old mentally handicapped girl with congenital cervicovaginal agenesis and concomitant ovarian adenoma

We report a case of hematometra and bilateral hematosalphinx in a 15‐year‐old mentally handicapped adolescent girl, complicated by vaginal agenesis over cervical atresia in the presence of an ovarian adenoma. The case was managed by abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salphingectomy of the hematosalphinx, which had formed a tubo‐ovarian mass. One ovary was preserved. This case also considers the management of the mentally handicapped patient unable to comprehend pain arising from cryptomenorrhea.

Utero-vaginal prolapse due to portio vaginal fibroma.

Utero‐vaginal prolapse can be caused by traction on to the cervix by heavy myoma. Here we present a unique case of huge, compressed, pedunculated fibromyoma of the cervix, which led to cervical elongation and third‐degree utero‐vaginal prolapse.