Two women were admitted to the emergency service with small bowel prolapsed through
the vagina after a curettage for voluntary termination of pregnancy. After a short …

Between 1991 and 1998, there were nine cases of uterine perforation following induced
abortion with prolapse of the bowel out of the introitus, managed at Usmanu Danfodiyo …

Abstract Objectives Abortion in Nigeria is permitted only to save a woman's life. Most
abortions in that country take place under unsafe conditions and constitute a major source of …

BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is an important contributor to maternal morbidity and
mortality. OBJECTIVE: To present a case of small bowel obstruction following perforation of …

A 21-year-old unmarried and primigravida female indulged in criminal abortion at 18 weeks
of gestation with the help of a village midwife. Instrumentation was done, and it led to uterine …

The authors report one case of bowel prolapse through uterus following induced abortion.
The eviscerated bowel was completely gangrenous, devoided from its mesentery and …

Background: Unsafe abortion accounts for 13% of maternal mortality in Africa. Most of these
abortions are performed by unskilled practitioners, which often results in complications …

Background Bowel perforation though rarely reported is a serious complication of induced
abortion, which is often performed illegally by persons without any medical training in …

Objective: Bowel injury is an uncommonly reported yet serious complication of induced
abortion, which is often performed illegally by persons without any medical training in …

Complications of unsafe abortion account for 30–40% of maternal deaths in Nigeria. This
paper reports a case of unsafe abortion by dilatation and curettage, carried out by a medical …