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ArticleAJOG global reports2024

Clandestine abortion resulting in uterine perforation and a retained foreign body led to generalized peritonitis: a case report from Lilongwe, Malawi.

Jennifer Draganchuk, Stellah Ashley Lungu, Tulsi Patel, Mtisunge Chang'ombe

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Jennifer DraganchukDivision of Global Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Drs Draganchuk and Patel).
Stellah Ashley LunguDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi (Drs Lungu and Chang'ombe).
Tulsi PatelDivision of Global Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Drs Draganchuk and Patel).
Mtisunge Chang'ombeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi (Drs Lungu and Chang'ombe).

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Abstract

Abortion is criminalized in Malawi in the absence of a life-threatening condition. Consequently, women often undergo unsafe abortions. A large proportion of abortions performed in Malawi require subsequent treatment at a healthcare facility. We describe the case of a 17-year-old who presented with generalized peritonitis and was found intraoperatively to have a necrotic and perforated uterus with a stick retained in her abdominopelvic cavity from a clandestine abortion. This case demonstrates the need for awareness and vigilance among healthcare providers in all specialties to suspect surgical abortion complications as a cause of generalized peritonitis and points to the need for further studies on the optimal management of such patients.

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abortion complicationscase reportlow-income countryMalawi abortion lawunsafe abortion

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PMCPMC10994963

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