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Intestinal perforation during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Holdt David G.,
Jacobs Allan J.,
Heidrick William
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(82)90065-0
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , perforation , pregnancy , abnormality , surgery , uterus , bowel perforation , bowel obstruction , complication , uterine perforation , obstetrics , family planning , population , materials science , genetics , psychiatry , biology , punching , metallurgy , environmental health , research methodology
Three cases of bowel perforation were encountered in pregnant women in a community hospital. Two were associated with mechanical obstruction, and one was of unknown etiology. Displacement of abdominal contents by the gravid uterus may predispose pregnant patients to intestinal obstruction in the presence of an underlying bowel abnormality, such as adhesions or malrotation. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy are necessary to avoid a fatal or a severely morbid outcome.