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Uterine rupture at 10 weeks of gestation after laparoscopic myomectomy.

Authors :
Okada Y
Hasegawa J
Mimura T
Arakaki T
Yoshikawa S
Yamashita Y
Oba T
Nakamura M
Matsuoka R
Sekizawa A
Source :
Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) [J Med Ultrason (2001)] 2016 Jan; Vol. 43 (1), pp. 133-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 04.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The patient had a previous history of laparoscopic myomectomy. At 10 weeks of gestation, she visited our emergency center due to sudden abdominal pain. An ultrasound examination and MRI showed complete rupture of the uterine myometrium in the fundal wall and a floating gestation sac in Douglas' fossa with fluid. Emergency abdominal laparotomy was immediately performed due to the diagnosis of uterine rupture. During surgery, a small defect of the myometrium was found in the posterior fundal wall of the uterus. Two-layer suturing was performed at the perforation hole. The occasional occurrence of uterine rupture after surgery of the uterus even in the first trimester should be considered.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1613-2254
Volume :
43
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26703180
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-015-0665-x