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Intussusception: a rare complication following abdominal hysterectomy
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
A 35-year-old parous woman was treated with abdominal hysterectomy for uterine myomata. The patient developed intussusception in the immediate postoperative period and was managed by laparotomy and manual reduction. The difficulties in diagnosis and management of this rare complication are discussed.
A 35-year-old parous woman was treated with abdominal hysterectomy for uterine myomata. The patient developed intussusception in the immediate postoperative period and was managed by laparotomy and manual reduction. The difficulties in diagnosis and management of this rare complication are discussed.