Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the pregnant uterus: report of two cases.
Attempts to terminate a pregnancy by self-inflicted gunshot-wounds is a new mechanism whereby women sustain gunshot wounds of the pregnant uterus. Two patients with self-inflicted gunshot wounds of the gravid uterus in an attempt to induce abortion are presented. The conservative management of such wounds is discussed.
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D014599:Uterus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*