CONGENITAL UTERINE ANOMALIES OBSERVED IN PREGNANT FEMALES PRESENTING AT PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT MATERNITY HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Authors

  • Shazia Iftikhar Khyber Medical College Peshawar
  • Falak Naz Pak International Medical College Peshawar
  • Zainab Rehman Khyber Medical College Peshawar
  • Farah Deeba Pak International Medical College Peshawar
  • Saeeda Bibi Government Maternity Hospital Peshawar
  • Muhammad Haris Nowshera Medical College Peshawar
  • Sobia Haris Northwest School of Medicine. Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i04.8

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of current study is to fi nd out the prevalence and types of the uterineanomalies in the pregnant patients in our population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study carried out in a public sector maternityhospital of Peshawar. A total of 834 pregnant ladies fulfi lling the inclusion criteria were admittedin
the hospital during the aforementioned time period for delivery. All patients were examinedper
vaginum and also ultrasound examinations were performed. The normal anteverted positionor
anomalous retroverted positions of uterus along with other anomalies like septate uterus andindented uterine fundus were recorded by ultrasonography.
Results: Out of 834 cases 108 cases were delivered by cesarean section while 726 cases weredelivered by normal vaginal delivery. The number of uterine anomalies were recorded. It was found
that out of 834 patients, there was one patient (0.11%) having septate uterus. There wasanother
single case of indented uterine fundus (0.11%) which was discovered accidentally duringcesarean
section. The indication for surgery was transverse lie of the fetus. Two out of 834 caseswere found
to be having retroverted uteri. They were found to be having retroverted uteri (0.23%)during their
routine ultrasonographic examination.

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Iftikhar, S., Naz, F., Rehman, Z., Deeba, F., Bibi, S., Haris, M., & Haris, S. (2022). CONGENITAL UTERINE ANOMALIES OBSERVED IN PREGNANT FEMALES PRESENTING AT PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT MATERNITY HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 12(04), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i04.8

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Vol. 12 No. 04 (2022): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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