Detrimental Pneumoperitoneum and Bowel Necrosis Secondary to Dilatation and Curettage: Necessitating the Importance of Healthcare Awareness

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 practit...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 10
Main Authors Raol, Karanrajsinh, Kuppusamy, Naveen, Sanghavi, Nairuti A, Kaur, Navpreet, Rajendran, Karthikeyan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Cureus Inc 08.10.2021
Cureus
Subjects
Abdomen
Age
Antibiotics
Case reports
Emergency medical care
Females
Gangrene
Gynecology
Health care
Imprisonment
Intestinal obstruction
Laparotomy
Medical Education
Mortality
Necrosis
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Pain
Pregnancy
Public Health
Small intestine
Uterus
Vagina
India
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.18594