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GYNAECOLOGICAL DISEASES: PATTERN AT SANDEMAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL QUETTA


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Title: GYNAECOLOGICAL DISEASES: PATTERN AT SANDEMAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL QUETTA

Authors: HAMIDA KHANUM

Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)

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Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2002

Volume: 9

Issue: 2

Language: English

DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2002.9.02.5384

Keywords: QuettaDUBMolar PregnancyGynaecological diseases

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Abstract

A retrospective study carried out at Gynae unit I of Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta revealed that over aperiod of five years there were total 4344 gynaecological admission out of which dysfunctional uterine bleeding(DUB) was 861 (19.8%), incomplete abortion 577 (13.2%), missed abortion 436(10.03), pelvic inflammatory disease(PID) 300(6.9%), fibroid uterus 237(5.45%), Ovarian cyst 220(5.06), Ectopic pregnancy 166(3.82%) and molarpregnancy 142 (3.26%). Among the gynaecological malignancies a totoal of 31 cases were documented out of whichthe most frequent gynaecological cancer was ovarian 20 (64.5%) followed by cervical 4 (13%, Uterine 3 (9.6%),Vulva 2 (6.45%), Vagina 2 (6.45%). The prevalence of choriocarcinoma was 2 (0.4%)of the total cases and (6.45%)of the total gynaecological malignancies in contrast to high incidence of molar pregnancy.


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