Summary
Retained bony fragments after a therapeutic abortion represent a rare complication of this gynecologic procedure. Management has been previously described to include blind dilatation and curettage, hysterectomy, and in select cases and with variable success, hysteroscopy. We describe a case of retained bones after a second-trimester abortion managed by operative hysteroscopy using a resectoscope and wire loop under intraoperative transabdominal ultrasound guidance.
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Letterie, G.S., Case, K.J. Intraoperative ultrasound guidance for hysteroscopic retrieval of intrauterine foreign bodies. Surg Endosc 7, 182–184 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00594103
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