dc.contributor.author | Omondi-Ogutu, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Odhiambo, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Riogi, B | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-03-06T07:51:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-03-06T07:51:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Riogi, B., K. Odhiambo, and D. Omondi-Ogutu. "Lithopaedon Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction with a Previous Co-Existing Intra-Uterine Pregnancy." East African Medical Journal 89, no. 3 (2013): 106-108. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/89589 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/81011 | |
dc.description.abstract | This is a case report of a 25 year old lady Para 4 + 0 gravida 5, who was referred to Kisii level 5 hospital from a district hospital with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction and a four year history of an intra-abdominal mass. A year prior to the admission she conceived and delivered vaginally at home but the baby died a few hours after the delivery. On examination on admission there was a solid mass in the right upper quadrant. Ultrasound imaging showed a poor echo-calcified mass suggestive of a colonic metastatic mass and an erect abdominal x ray revealed foetal bones within the abdominal cavity. At laparatomy a lithopedion with a normal uterus was found. The presence of a lithopedion and a normal intra-uterine pregnancy followed by spontaneous vertex delivery has not been reported in Kenya.
Patients with lithopaedon can present with intestinal obstruction as a complication but the presence of a co-existing pregnancy is rare. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | Lithopaedon Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction with a Previous Co-Existing Intra-Uterine Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en | en_US |