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J J Walsh

Publications and source records attributed to J J Walsh.

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PubMed1977

Choice of operation to promote micturition after spinal cord injury.

61 male patients who had resection of the bladder neck alone, internal membranous urethrotomy alone or a combination of the 2 procedures to establish micturition after cord injury are reviewed. The combined operation has the greatest chance of initial success and should be performed if no attempt is to be made or preserve sexual function. Internal membranous urethrotomy is appropriate for lesions at all levels of the cord. Cystometry and cystourethrography are not helpful in the choice of operation.

Humans↗
PubMed1971

Legal abortion: a critical assessment of its risks.

A review of the methods used and the results obtained in 1182 legal abortions in one teaching hospital confirms that termination of pregnancy, even in the early weeks, is neither simple nor safe. Nearly 17% of patients lost more than 500 ml. of blood and 9.5% required transfusion. Cervical lacerations occurred in 4.2% and the uterus was perforated in 1.2%. All the perforations were associated with the technique of vacuum aspiration. Emergency laparotomy was required for 6 patients and hysterectomy was twice necessary to save life. Pyrexia of 38 degrees C or more persisting for longer than 24 hours occurred in 27%. Peritonitis developed in 14 patients, with paralytic ileus in 7, and 6 others had septicaemia. No patient died. The need is stressed for a wider appreciation of the risks involved in allowing certain pregnancies to continue and those associated with their termination, irrespective of the method used. Methods of reducing certain of these risks are indicated.

Abortion, Legal↗