Partial wound dehiscence after midline laparotomy: A complication after tubo-ovarian abscess evacuation with pregnancy
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Wound dehiscence is the premature opening of a wound along surgical line. It is a surgical complication that results from poor wound healing that can increase significantly the risk of morbidity and mortality. Risk factors in general are age, diabetes, obesity, cancer, emergency surgery, pulmonary diseases, malnutrition, weight loss, anaemia, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The objective of this study is to present a case of partial burst abdomen after midline laparotomy at 28 weeks of gestation due to tuboovarian abscess evacuation.
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