Ruptured uterus and bowel injury from manual removal of placenta: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Retained placenta is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity throughout the developing world. 'Though, intestinal injury may arise as a complication of induced abortion following instrumentation through the genital tract, the involvement of the large bowel in complicated manual removal of placenta is a very rare occurrence


METHODS
We present the case of a 28 year-old Para 3+0, 3 alive woman who had attempted manual removal of placenta in a basic emergency obstetric care facility that resulted in lower uterine segment rupture with evisceration of bowels through the laceration outside the introitus. She subsequently had right hemi- colectomy with ileo-transverse anastomosis and repair of uterine rupture with bilateral tubal ligation.


CONCLUSIONS
This case highlights the risk of exposing parturients to inexperienced attendants at delivery and emphasises the need for intensification of manpower training to attain the 5th MDG enunciated by the United Nations.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. Nigeria.
Oluwarotimi I
OI
Akinola
Adetokunbo O
AO
Fabamwo
Bolaji
B
Oludara
R Adeyanju
RA
Akinola
Yusuf A
YA
Oshodi
Samuel K
SK
Adebayo
D000328:Adult; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002432:Cecum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods; D018457:Placenta, Retained / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013192:Staff Development; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery