Raol K, Kuppusamy N, Sanghavi NA, Kaur N, Rajendran K. Detrimental Pneumoperitoneum and Bowel Necrosis Secondary to Dilatation and Curettage: Necessitating the Importance of Healthcare Awareness.
Cureus 2021;
13:e18594. [PMID:
34786217 PMCID:
PMC8577819 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.18594]
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Abstract
We have read about numerous cases depicting life-threatening fatalities due to the lack of awareness and accessibility to health care facilities. A 23-year-old pregnant woman in a village in India underwent a dilation and curettage procedure for spontaneous abortion by an uncertified medical practitioner. Eventually, she presented to the emergency room with ER and an initial abdominal X-ray was consistent with the finding of free air under the diaphragm/pneumoperitoneum and air-fluid levels. Here we present a case of bowel perforation secondary to being strangulated within the uterine cavity.
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