Laparoscopic re-anastomosis of a uterine avulsion following cold-knife conization.

This report presents an exceptional case of uterine avulsion following a cold-knife conization, an unprecedented surgical complication of a common gynecological procedure. Furthermore, it describes the outcomes of the conservative laparoscopic reconstruction that was performed. A 30-year-old nulliparous was referred to our department with secondary amenorrhea and cyclic pelvic pain following a cold-knife conization performed 9 months previous in another institution.

[Systemic lupus erythematosus and pregnancy].

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory disease, resulting from an auto-immune dysfunction. The etiology of this disease is unknown. It frequently occurs in women of childbearing age.