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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Intestinal perforation is a rare complication of induced abortion but it is not rare in our
country. It is most commonly seen in countries in which abortions are performed by people …

Intestinal perforation is a rare complication of induced abortion. It is most commonly seen in
countries in which abortions are performed by people without proper training and with …

Background An unsafe abortion is defined as a procedure for terminating an unintended
pregnancy carried out either by a person lacking the necessary skills or in an environment …

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 Background and Objective: Globally it is estimated that 26-53 million induced
abortions occur annually. An estimated 20 million of these are unsafe especially in countries …