title: Complex organ injuries after mid-trimester termination of pregnancy: pushing boundaries in laparoscopic management.
abstract: Surgical termination of pregnancy is one of the most often performed gynecologic procedures in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Although complications are rare, they can be devastating because they include hemorrhage and pelvic organ damage often necessitating hysterectomy. Traditionally, these complications have been managed via laparotomy; however, with increasing technological advances and surgical expertise, it is now possible to manage extreme complications of these procedures via operative laparoscopy. Herein is reported successful laparoscopic management of 3 cases of complex uterine perforation in young women after mid-trimester surgical termination of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: lawinobrien@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lawin-O'Brien
authors.forename: Ola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Olowu
authors.forename: Anupama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahid
authors.forename: Funlayo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odejinmi
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Laparoscopy; Perforation of uterus; Surgical termination of pregnancy; Uterine perforation