Published in:
01-09-2006 | Case Report
Uterine perforation and small bowel incarceration: sonographic and surgical findings
Authors:
Suzanne G. Shulman, Carrie L. Bell, Frederick E. Hampf
Published in:
Emergency Radiology
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Issue 1/2006
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Abstract
Uterine perforation rarely complicates a first trimester surgical abortion, but perforation resulting in vascular or intraabdominal organ damage may require surgical intervention. The index of suspicion for uterine perforation needs to remain high when a patient presents with abdominal/pelvic pain after an abortion, as the sonographic appearance of the uterus can be variable over time.