Complete uterine inversion during caesarean section: A case report

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  • Dimitrios Vavilis
  • Dimitrios Tsolakidis
  • Dimitrios Athanatos
  • Antonios Goutzioulis
  • John N Bontis
چکیده

Inversion of the uterus through the uterine lower segment incision during a caesarean section is an extremely rare obstetric incident. It consists, though, an emergency complication that is potentially life-threatening, especially in cases of prolonged inversion, because haemodynamic instability and shock may occur. Prompt diagnosis and immediate uterine reversion are the key actions in the management of this serious complication.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cases Journal

دوره 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008