Adhesive bowel strangulation after caesarean section, the rare puerperal complication.
Caesarean section is the most frequent abdominal operation carried out in obstetric practice. Parturients undergoing this operation are still exposed to a substantial rate of short- and long-term complications. The incidence of re-laparotomy after caesarean section is 0.12-0.70%. The most common indication for re-laparotomy is intra-abdominal bleeding, uterine atony, eventration, haematoma in the muscle and intra-abdominal abscesses. We present the case report of an unusual life-threatening complication of caesarean section that led to re-laparotomy. Caesarean section rate has been continually increasing globally in the last few decades, thus we also have to take into account unusual complications e.g. intestinal complication.
Záhumenský
J
J
Charles University in Prague, University Hospital Na Bulovce, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prague, Czech Republic. jozef.zahumensky@gmail.com
Zmrhalová
B
B
Sottner
O
O
Maxová
K
K
Brtnická
H
H
Horák
J
J
Binder
T
T
Halaska
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications