A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation

A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation

Although incomplete spontaneous abortions are common in early pregnancy, fetal decapitation does not specifically appear in the medical literature as a known complication of spontaneous abortion. We present a rare and unusual case of an incomplete spontaneous abortion occurring at home with the moth...

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Main Authors: Danielle Holland, Johnathan Sheele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/327836
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spelling doaj-cedb38b96308451694f38cb406e852022020-11-24T23:42:33ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Emergency Medicine2090-648X2090-64982014-01-01201410.1155/2014/327836327836A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal DecapitationDanielle Holland0Johnathan Sheele1Eastern Virginia Medical School, 604 Fairfax Avenue Norfolk, VA 23507, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue Bolwell 3700, Mailstop BHC5064, Cleveland, OH 44106, USAAlthough incomplete spontaneous abortions are common in early pregnancy, fetal decapitation does not specifically appear in the medical literature as a known complication of spontaneous abortion. We present a rare and unusual case of an incomplete spontaneous abortion occurring at home with the mother presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a decapitated fetus and a retained fetal head in the cervical os.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/327836
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A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
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title A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation
title_short A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation
title_full A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation
title_fullStr A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation
title_full_unstemmed A Foreign Body in the Cervix after Spontaneous Abortion: A Rare Case of a Traumatic Fetal Decapitation
title_sort foreign body in the cervix after spontaneous abortion: a rare case of a traumatic fetal decapitation
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2090-6498
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description Although incomplete spontaneous abortions are common in early pregnancy, fetal decapitation does not specifically appear in the medical literature as a known complication of spontaneous abortion. We present a rare and unusual case of an incomplete spontaneous abortion occurring at home with the mother presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a decapitated fetus and a retained fetal head in the cervical os.
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