Intrauterine retained fetal bones as a cause of secondary infertility
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Intrauterine retained fetal bones as a cause of secondary infertility.
SummaryThree cases of retained fetal bones, the first two after mid-trimester termination of pregnancy and the third after dilatation and evacuation (D&E) of the uterus for a missed abortion, are presented. All the cases were complicated by secondary infertility. In all the cases the diagnosis was confirmed by a high resolution pelvic ultrasound scan. The pieces of bones were removed at dilatat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ghana Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0855-0328
DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v40i3.55262