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Case Reports
. 1984;9(3):239-40.
doi: 10.1007/BF01887843.

Intrauterine small bowel entrapment and obstruction complicating suction abortion

C R McArdle, R P Goldberg, W S Rachlin
Case Reports

Intrauterine small bowel entrapment and obstruction complicating suction abortion

C R McArdle et al. Gastrointest Radiol. 1984.

Abstract

A patient is presented in whom small bowel obstruction occurred after a suction abortion. During the abortion the uterus was perforated and small bowel drawn into the uterus where it became entrapped and obstructed. The diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

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