Torsion of a non-gravid leiomyomatous uterus in a patient with myotonic dystrophy complaining of acute urinary retention: Anaesthetic management for total abdominal hysterectomy

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 147-150

  Varras, M ^a,c   Polyzos, D ^a   Alexopoulos, Ch ^a   Pappa, P ^a   Akrivis, Ch ^b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Department of Obstetrics   (Greece)

^c District National Health System ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute urinary retention; Anaesthetic management; Leiomyoma; Myotonic dystrophy; Total abdominal hysterectomy; Twisted uterus; Uterine torsion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TORSION; ULTRASOUND; URINE RETENTION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; TORSION; URINARY RETENTION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038799750     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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