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Iatrogenic mechanical ileus due to over-distended uterus
U Dan1, J Rabinovici, M Koller
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
The combination of an over-distended uterus caused by a multiple-fetus pregnancy with therapeutic bed-rest may cause mechanical ileus. Iatrogenic triggering of a pathological consequence of events is presented in purpose to highlight the simplicity of its prevention.