An unusual case of ruptured uterus characterized by spontaneous delivery of the placenta while the foetus is retained in the abdomen is presented. The management and prevention of ruptured uterus in SubSaharan Africa is discussed.

OBJECTIVE To determine the role of intraumbilical vein oxytocin reducing blood loss during and after one hour of delivery of placenta and its efficacy in reducing the frequency of retained placenta. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Combined Military Hospital, Multan, from June 2002 to October 2002. METHODOLOGY Five hundred parturient women with low ris...

Belachew, J. 2015. Retained Placenta and Postpartum Haemorrhage. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1077. 59 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9182-6. The aim was to explore the possibility to diagnose retained placental tissue and other placental complications with 3D ultrasound and to investigate the impact of previ...

This case demonstrates a rare event of retained invasive placenta masquerading as choriocarcinoma. The patient presented with heavy vaginal bleeding following vaginal delivery complicated by retained products of conception. Ultrasound and computed tomography demonstrated a vascular endometrial mass, invading the uterine wall and raising suspicion for choriocarcinoma. Hysterectomy revealed retai...