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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1973;41:253-256
© 1973 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Complication of Laparoscopic Tubal Cauterization-Small Bowel Perforation

CARL J. LEVINSON, MD, FACOG, SAUL F. SCHWARTZ, MD and EDWARD C. SALTZSTEIN, MD

From the Mount Sinai Medical Center and The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisc.

Abstract

Injury to the small bowel, with perforation, occurred during tubal sterilization by cautery through the laparoscope. Thisreport indicates the clinical course of this unusual and serious complication, emphasizes prophylactic measures to avoid it andrecommends immediate operative intervention with small bowel resection as appropriate therapy.






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