1/5. prenatal diagnosis of meconium peritonitis in a twin pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection. A case report.BACKGROUND: meconium peritonitis occurring in pregnancies following artificial reproductive techniques (art) is rare. We report the first case of meconium peritonitis following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). CASE: A 37-year-old woman attended our in vitro fertilization (IVF) program because her husband suffered from hypospermatogenetic azoospermia due to cancer surgery and radiotherapy. The patient achieved a twin pregnancy through ICSI from testicular sperm extraction at our IVF center. meconium peritonitis, fetal ascites, polyhydramnios, bowel dilatation, hydrocele and intraabdominal calcification were noted in one of the twins on ultrasound at 30 weeks' gestation. cesarean section due to breech presentation in labor was performed at 36 weeks' gestation. A normal female and male infant with a distended abdomen were delivered. Emergency laparotomy was performed on the male twin because of dyspnea. A 0.2-cm perforation was found in the terminal ileum. Ileotomy was performed and closed after 27 days. CONCLUSION: prenatal diagnosis of meconium peritonitis is possible through careful ultrasonographic examination, and early surgical intervention and intensive postoperative support are required to improve the prognosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. Traumatic esophageal perforation in a premature infant.We presented a case of neonatal hypopharyngeal perforation resulting from extraction of a breech presentation, with symptoms of regurgitation at all feedings and excessive salivation. Inability to pass a nasogastric tube suggested the diagnosis of esophageal atresia. The diagnosis and treatment of this condition is discussed, and the literature is reviewed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. Thoracic spinal cord (T3-T4) transection in a breech-presenting, cesarean-section-delivered preterm infant.Thoracic spinal cord transection below the origin of the brachial plexus is a rare event among breech-presenting infants delivered by cesarean section. A case of a thoracic (T3-T4) spinal cord injury with paravertebral hemorrhage mimicking catastrophic intracranial bleeding is presented to illustrate the value of careful application of traction or any longitudinal stretching forces during fetal head extraction.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. Pulmonary complications following endotracheal intubation for anesthesia in breech extraction.A 28-year-old, healthy pregnant patient developed bilateral pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum and pneumoperitoneum following endotracheal intubation and manual ventilation during general anesthesia for breech extraction. It is likely that positive-pressure ventilation was the cause for this very rare combination of complications. Early recognition and treatment may prevent such a catastrophe.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Abdominal rescue after entrapment of the aftercoming head.Entrapment of the aftercoming head during breech delivery is generally perceived as a complication that must be resolved by a vaginal extraction procedure. The successful rescue by classical cesarean section described in this report was performed for entrapment of the deflexed fetal head following delivery of the body and the arms.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = extraction (Clic here for more details about this article) |