A rare hysterectomy complication: bowel perforation

A 52 year old woman underwent an elective hysterectomy and suffered a perforated bowel during the operation, which lead to peritonitis and her death. She reappeared at hospital 6 days after her surgery with severe abdominal pain that was initially mistaken to be due to constipation and a respiratory infection. Damage to the bowel is a rare complication of pelvic surgery, according to a gynaecologist involved in the lady’s care.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Belfast Telegraph digital

Related Disease Topics:

• Perforated bowel
• Bowel perforation
• Peritonitis
• Death
• Respiratory infection

Related Symptom Topics:

• Severe abdominal pain
• Constipation

Article Source Details

About: A rare hysterectomy complication: bowel perforation

Date: 8 November 2005

Source: The Belfast Telegraph digital

Author: Lisa Smyth

URL: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=668605

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Surgery
• Surgery and hysterectomy
• Surgery and bowel perforation
• Surgery and complication
• Surgery and severe abdominal pain
• Surgery and perforated bowel
• Surgery and peritonitis
• Surgery and death
• Death from peritonitis
• Death from perforated bowel
• Death from bowel perforation
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and perforated bowel
• Misdiagnosis and bowel perforation
• Misdiagnosis and peritonitis
• Misdiagnosis and constipation
• Misdiagnosis and respiratory infection
• Misdiagnosis and abdominal pain
• Misdiagnosis and hysterectomy complication
• Misdiagnosis and severe abdominal pain
• Medical error
• Medical error and hysterectomy
• Medical error and hysterectomy complication
• Medical error and perforated bowel
• Medical error and bowel perforation
• Medical error and peritonitis
• Medical error and death
• Medical error and abdominal pain
• Medical error and severe abdominal pain

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