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D A Lickstein1, K P Moriarty, N R Feins

  • 1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Floating Hospital, MA, USA.

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|August 29, 1998
PubMed

Intrauterine rectovaginal tears are an infrequent and life-threatening complication of breech presentation. One previous case has been presented in the literature with a fatal outcome. The authors report a second case of a severe rectovaginal intrauterine tear sustained during cesarean delivery. Prompt administration of antibiotics followed by debridement and primary repair was performed with a successful outcome.

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