title: Retained fetal parts after elective second-trimester dilation and evacuation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Extrusion of fetal parts into the abdomen after second-trimester pregnancy termination is rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of extrusion of fetal parts into the broad ligament at the time of second-trimester pregnancy termination that remained undetected for 10 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In cases of perforation during second-trimester pregnancy termination, meticulous evaluation of the abdomen and pelvis with ultrasonography or computerized tomography should be performed if complete fetal evacuation cannot be confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. vgivens@utmem.edu
authors.forename: Vanessa M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Givens
authors.forename: Gary H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Lipscomb
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology