Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Jan 1997
Review Case ReportsPregnancy after myocardial infarction and a coronary artery bypass graft.
The authors report a pregnancy in a 34 year old patient who previously experienced a myocardial infarction. The pregnancy ended at 39 weeks in the birth of a healthy girl weighting 3040 g, by cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. A review of the literature revealed 33 similar cases, 16 of which were adequately documented.
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Jan 1997
ReviewThe use of intravenous nitroglycerin for cervico-uterine relaxation: a review of the literature.
The safety, predictability, and ease of intravenous administration of nitroglycerin (NTG) have been firmly documented. In recent years, intravenous NTG has come to the attention of the obstetrician as a potent uterine relaxant. ⋯ This new procedure was also used for fetal head entrapment after vaginal breech delivery. The authors report a review of the literature about this subject.
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Jan 1995
Review Case ReportsNecrotizing fasciitis following postpartum tubal ligation. A case report and review of the literature.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, but devastating subcutaneous bacterial infection which occurs following breaks in skin integrity, either natural, post traumatic or post surgical. Although it has been described following many surgical procedures, necrotizing fasciitis has not been previously described following postpartum tubal ligation. ⋯ Postpartum tubal ligation is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetrics and gynecology, thus reports of complications resulting from this procedure are quite relevant to clinical practice. We present here the first reported case of necrotizing fasciitis following postpartum tubal ligation through an infraumbilical incision.