Couvelaire uterus.

Does Herbal Medecine Induce Fresh Rigor Mortis and Couvelaire Uterus

Couvelaire uterus or Couvelaire syndrome was much more related to coagulopathy like dysfibrinogemia or related to hyperkinesia with prolonged labor. Here we report the case that was found, during cesarean section, with couvelaire uterus and fresh intrauterine fetal death without preceding factors like hyperkinesia or predisposing factor like dysfibrinogemia but with the history of taking herbal...

Life from a Couvelaire Uterus.

Utérus de Couvelaire: aspect impressionnant mais utérus fonctionnel

We here report the case of a 32-year-old primigravid patient presenting at 28 weeks of amenorrhea in a typical clinical state of retroplacental hematoma complicated by intrauterine fetal death. Obstetric ultrasound performed in the operating room confirmed intrauterine fetal death. Fetal biometry assessed that fetal growth corresponded with the number of weeks of pregnancy and that there was no...

Role of Emergency Hysterectomy in Modern Obstetrics

A retrospective study was done to estimate prevlance, indications and complications of emergency hysterectomy done for various obstetric indications over two years was carried out. There were 37549 confinements during study period from April 2006 to Aug 2008. Out of this 27213 (72.4%) delivered vaginally and 10336 (27.5%) by Cesarean section. 80 emergency hysterectomies were done, incidence bei...

Pharmacological Effects of Peganum harmala Seeds Extract on Isolated Rat Uterus

      The effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Peganum harmala seeds (EPS) on spontaneous rhythmic contractions of isolated rat uterine was investigated in this study. EPS was tested on the isolated uterus and endometrium free (i.e. stripped myometrium) preparations. EPS was found to exhibit significant spontaneous contractions of the uterus and stripped myometrium relative to the solv...