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Small bowel obstruction and perforation attributed to tubo-ovarian abscess following 'D’ and 'C’

Authors: Elroy Patrick Weledji, Felix Elong

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

We report the case of a young woman who was admitted because of small bowel obstruction and localized peritonitis following a dilatation and curettage ('D’ and 'C’) of uterus in abortion. As infection, like tubo-ovarian abscess may complicate any abortion, it seems wise to ensure that it does not exist prior to performing a 'D’ and 'C’.

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Title: Small bowel obstruction and perforation attributed to tubo-ovarian abscess following 'D’ and 'C’
Authors: Elroy Patrick Weledji
Felix Elong
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-8-41

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