Summary:A case is reported in which an elderly patient was admitted with signs and symptoms of an acute abdomen. A laparotomy revealed uterine rupture with free pus in the peritoneal cavity and subsequent histology of the uterus showed no evidence of malignancy.
SummaryAn elderly patient complained of urinary incontinence which was found to be due to vulval fusion. Surgical division followed by local oestrogen cream was curative.KEY WORDS: urinary incontinence, vulval fusion, surgical division.
IntroductionA severe degree of vulval fusion is rare and only 4 previous cases have been reported with urinary incontinence as the main complaint. We report a fifth case in which surgical division of the adhesions, followed by the local application of oestrogen cream, cured the incontinence.
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