Re: Delivery with obstructing fibroid

From: zygote@icsi.net
Fri Jul 25 09:33:07 2003


As always Dan hit the nail on the head! This is a good example to never believe everything a faculty person tells you!!!!!

On 25 Jul 2003 at 6:45, Braun, R. Daniel wrote:

> Classical section. Stay FAR FAR AWAY from the fibroid. Leave it alone
> and it most likely won't bleed.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shannon Burke [mailto:shannon.burke@dhha.org]
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 6:04 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> Subject: Delivery with obstructing fibroid
>
> We have a primigravid woman at 36 weeks with a 9x11x13 cm fibroid in the
> lower uterine segment that fills the pelvis. The infant is above the
> fibroid, is growing well and the placenta is fundal. We are planning a
> cesarean delivery in IR at 37.4 weeks with embolization if needed for PP
> hemorrhage. One of our faculty suggested that instead we attempt a
> vaginal delivery. He had a similar case in which a fibroid as large as
> this "pulled up" during labor and the patient delivered without any
> complications. The difficulty of course, is that if she has a
> hemorrhage after a vaginal delivery (if she could deliver) we may or may
> not be able to make it to IR and she might have a hysterectomy instead.
> Has anyone else had a similar situation? Do you have suggestions for how
> the differentiate the case that will deliver vaginally? Any other
> thoughts?
>

Robert J. Carpenter, Jr., M.D. St. Luke's Medical Tower # 2720 6624 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 zygote@icsi.net 713-795-4600 FAX:713-795-4422





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