• J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. · Oct 2002

    Case Reports

    A case of successful management of maternal septic shock with multiple organ failure following amniocentesis at midgestation.

    • Junzo Hamanishi, Hiroaki Itoh, Norimasa Sagawa, Takahiro Nakayama, Shigetoshi Yamada, Kaoru Nakamura, Ayaka Saito, Erika Kumakura, Shigeo Yura, and Shingo Fujii.
    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
    • J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. 2002 Oct 1; 28 (5): 258-61.

    AbstractMaternal sepsis is an unusual but catastrophic complication of amniocentesis. We report a case of successful treatment of maternal septic shock and multiple organ failure following amniocentesis at midgestation, possibly due to needle puncture of the sigmoid colon, which was tightly adherent to the anterior surface of the pregnant uterus.

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