Pregnancy outcome in a patient with chronic malnutrition: case report.
This case report describes the management of a chronically malnourished woman during her first and second pregnancies. The emphasis of the management is on the investigation of her dysphagia and subsequent bypassing of her colonic interposition by the formation of a percutaneous gastrostomy. The case highlights spontaneous conception with a body mass index of 14 and the safety of enteral feeding during pregnancy.
O'Connell
M P
MP
Academic Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Hull, Hull Maternity Hospital, Hull HU9 5LX, UK.
Wilson
O F
OF
Masson
E A
EA
Lindow
S W
SW
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed