title: Ultrasound and saline infused sonography as valuable tool to assess uterine integrity.
abstract: Introduction: Ultrasound is under utilised in assessing surgical complications such as uterine perforation resulting from surgical termination of pregnancy.Method: We found one report in literature using the following search words: pregnancy termination, uterus, perforation and ultrasound.1The risk of perforation is considered low but the true incidence is unknown. The reported incidence is largely based on self-reporting and many perforations are not recognised.Conclusion: A South Australian study reported the perforation risk following a surgical termination as 0.05% in the first trimester and 0.32% in the second trimester (13-20 weeks).
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyAustralian National UniversityMedical School Fetal Medicine Unit; Women and Children's Health ServicesThe Canberra Hospital GarranAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia.
authors.forename: Meiri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyAustralian National UniversityMedical School Fetal Medicine Unit; Women and Children's Health ServicesThe Canberra Hospital GarranAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia.
authors.forename: Woo Syong
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tan
keywords: perforation and ultrasound; pregnancy termination; uterus