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Chapter-32 Female Patient

BOOK TITLE: Clinical Surgery: A Text and Atlas

Author
1. Kumar Ashok
2. Kumar Sunesh
3. Chumber Sunil
4. Basra Minu
ISBN
9789351526797
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12698_33
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
21
Author Affiliations
2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, AIIMS, New Delhi, India, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
4. Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
ovary, pelvis, uterus, hernial orifices, menstrual cycles, estrogens, progesterone, androgens, adrenal steroids, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, follicular cysts, corpus luteum cysts, mucinous cystadenoma, pelvic peritonitis

Abstract

This chapter describes various procedures to diagnose the common diseases associated typically with female patients. Gynecological assessment, in this regard, is one of the most important procedures to follow for a surgeon or physician. Obtaining a history and conducting the gynecological examination remains the basic step in arriving at a diagnosis of the gynecological disorder. Abnormal menstrual bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, lumps at the vulva, dyspareunia, pelvic pain and infertility are some common female diseases or disorders, which the chapter also discusses in brief. Physical examination of a female patient is of extreme importance, which includes examination of the external genitalia and cervix in some patients. The chapter suggests Speculum and rectal examinations as well in female patients with genital organ disorders or diseases. Pelvic endometriosis is commonly seen in the ovary as an enlarged tender swelling on one or both sides. The pouch of Douglas is felt through the posterior fornix. It assumes clinical significance when the following may be palpated — the body of the retroverted uterus, adnexal mass, endometriosis, pelvic abscess or hematocele, ovarian tumor, a fibroid from the posterior uterine wall or secondary malignant deposits. If an adnexal mass is palpated in postmenopausal women, an ovarian malignancy is suspected.

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