Acute abdomen at 12 weeks secondary to placenta percreta.

With increasing caesarean section rates during the past decades, a rising trend of placenta percreta is observed. Although rare, placenta percreta can present as acute abdomen due to haemoperitoneum during antepartum period. A 24 years old pregnant lady with two previous caesarean sections, presented in emergency at 12 weeks of gestation with syncope, acute abdominal pain and distension.

Profile and repair success of vesico-vaginal fistula in Lahore.

Objective: To describe the profile of patients with vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) and success rate of the surgery.

Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Ghurki Trust Hospital, Lahore, between 1998 and 2002.