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 …

Objective: To study the pattern of bowel injuries incurred by induced abortion, and the
morbidity and mortality associated with them. Design & Duration: Prospective descriptive …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sixteen cases of intestinal injuries following illegally induced abortion are reviewed. They
constituted 2% of all such cases in the study period. Ten were terminal ileal injuries while six …