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Large bowel obstruction as a rare complication of a uterine leiomyoma
Giovanna Mesquita Mucciaccio1, Victoria Bennett2,3, Ajay Vatsayan2
1Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia giovanna.mucciaccio@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Bowel obstruction occurs when the normal flow of intraluminal contents is interrupted. Large bowel obstruction secondary to mechanical compression from a uterine leiomyoma is a rare complication that can present significant management challenges, especially in the postpartum period.We present the case of a woman in her early 40s with a large uterine fibroid, who underwent a lower segment caesarean section and developed a bowel obstruction in the immediate postpartum period. Although extremely rare, it is important that clinicians be aware that large bowel obstructions in the immediate postpartum period can be a complication of uterine leiomyomas.
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