title: Use of a flexible cannula to bypass an obstructing fibroid during a first-trimester surgical abortion. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Uterine fibroids can pose a significant obstacle in surgical abortions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A fibroid uterus precluded successful uterine evacuation after 3 attempts. Using a flexible cannula, the definitive procedure was completed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A flexible cannula can be useful in surgical abortions complicated by uterine fibroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-027, USA. daltonvk@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Vanessa K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Dan I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Lebovic
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*