title: Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the pregnant abdomen: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Self-inflicted gunshot injury to the pregnant abdomen is occurring with increasing frequency. In the case presented, a suicide attempt, operative management was used. A review of the world literature demonstrates operative management to be the standard of care, although nonoperative management of select cases has been proposed.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbus.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sandy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koerner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*