title: Unusual Complication of Surgical Abortion with Pelvic Extrusion of Fetal Head: A Case Report.
abstract: Unsafe abortion is one of the causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in developing countries. The complications mostly results following unsafe abortion procedure done by unskilled provider with or without minimal medical knowledge in rural part of developing countries. These complications can endanger the life of mother if proper medical or surgical interventions are not offered in time. A majority of these complications remains confidential. The uterine perforation is one of the serious but preventable complications of surgical abortion. A 21-year-old woman G4P2L2A1, presented in the emergency ward with complaints of lower abdominal pain for four days after attempting twice surgical termination of pregnancy at 19 weeks of gestation for an unwanted pregnancy. Transabdominal sonography and MRI revealed uterine rent with pelvic extrusion of fetal head. Emergency laparotomy with removal of fetal head and uterine rent repair was done. This case illustrates the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion by the gynaecologist for uterine perforation in patient presenting with abdominal pain a few days after undergoing surgical abortion, also shows the complementary role of sonography and MRI in evaluation of the similar patient and this case also highlights the rampant illegal unsafe abortion procedure in rural India despite of legalization of abortion act.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahatama Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahatama Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahatama Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Seetesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghose
keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Uterine perforation