Small bowel obstruction following perforation of the uterus at induced abortion
| Autor: | GO Igberase, S. K. Nkor, R. Babalola, B. L. Faleyimu, O. C. Osime |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Abdominal pain
medicine.medical_specialty Delayed Diagnosis Exploratory laparotomy medicine.medical_treatment Perforation (oil well) Tissue Adhesions Abortion Pregnancy Unsafe abortion Laparotomy Intestine Small medicine Benin Humans Small bowel obstruction uterine perforation induced abortion mis-diagnosis laparotomy abortion Barium enema business.industry Abortion Induced General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Bowel obstruction Uterine Perforation Female medicine.symptom business Intestinal Obstruction |
| Zdroj: | West African Journal of Medicine; Vol 28, No 5 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 0189-160X |
| DOI: | 10.4314/wajm.v28i5.55016 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is an important contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To present a case of small bowel obstruction following perforation of the uterus at induced abortion. METHODS: A 36-year-old woman, presented at a private hospital, with abdominal pain and weight loss. She had full clinical assessment and laboratory investigations which indicated small bowel obstruction following perforation of the uterus at induced abortion, and was commenced on treatment. RESULTS: She was para 5+0. Her main complaints were abdominal and weight loss following induced abortion of a 12- week pregnancy, four months prior to presentation. At presentation the tools (ultrasound scan, plain abdominal radiograph and barium enema) used for diagnoses only suggested some form of intestinal obstruction and were unremarkable. Correct diagnoses indicating small bowel obstruction was only made at laparotomy. An exploratory laparotomy, adhesiolysis, small bowel resection, end to end anastomosis and bowel decompression was done after bowel preparation. CONCLUSION: Laparotomy has an enviable place in bowel injuries secondary to uterine perforation especially when there is a diagnostic dilemma. Nigerian female population requires continuous health education on widespread and effective use of contraception. Physicians need training and retraining on abortion techniques and management of abortion complications. WAJM 2009; 28(5): 337–339. |
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