Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S P Patterson.
A maternal death following prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) administration is reported. It is suggested that prostaglandin may not be safer than other methods of uterine evacuation for late abortion and fetal death.
A case of severe rectal bleeding due to an ectopic pregnancy in the wall of the cecum is reported. The usual preoperative studies for rectal bleeding were performed but did not yield a definitive diagnosis. At laparotomy the right side of the uterus was found to be adherent to the cecum.