Re: My post op report
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 19:38:53 -0500 (CDT)
Well, you have an important internal(in the uterine wall) and external(
in the abdominal cavity)endometriosis that explains your complaints and
not easy to solve. Follow your Dr's instructions.
At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Kathy wrote:
>
>Thanks to Dr. Lapidus for allowing me to post this! Can you tell me
>what BUS means? just curious! Here goes (it's edited to fit) and thanks
>again!
>
>4-19-2001
>
>The pelvis and abdomen were inspected with the findings as noted above.
>Because of the close adherence of the bowel to the left adnexa, I could
>not lyse those adhesions, particularly because the pain was not
>concentrated on the left side. The powder burn endometriosis on the
>right side was very close to the course of the ureter and she had a band
>like adhesion from the right ovary down to the right side wall. There
>was scarring in the deep cul de sac, again consistent with
>endometriosis. There was some bleeding from the lower site and so I
>placed a #8 French pediatric Foley through the lower sheath, inflated
>the balloon, pulled it back into the incision and kept a tamponade for
>three to four minutes. Then we deflated the balloon and hemostasis was
>assured.
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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