Obstructed labour caused by foetal congenital hydronephrosis. Trans-abdominal drainage of the hydronephrosis with resultant delivery per vagina

Ishaq Funsho Abdul, Abiodun S. Adeniran, Enoch U. Okpara, Olalekan Ibukun Oyinloye, Aisha Oluwatoyin Saka, Emmanuel A. Adekanye, Muhammed Jimoh Saka, Abiodun Abdul G. Jimoh

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Department of Radiology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Women’s Health Attention Focus (WHAF), Kosemani Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2013.31016                

Abstract

A case of a 25 year old 2 alive Patient, with obstructed labour with fetal death and delivery of the fetus up to the trunk caused by congenital Bilateral Hydronephrosis is presented. Obstetric examination on admission supported by Abdominal Ultrasound revealed Bilateral Hydronephrosis which was then drained per abdomen using needle and intravenous fluid giving set with eventual relief of the obstruction and vaginal delivery of the stillborn baby.

Keywords

Obstructed Labour; Congenital Hydronephrosis; Trans-Abdominal Drainage; Vaginal Delivery; Developing Countries

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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