title: Rupture of the uterus in labour. An unusual case followed with sonography.
abstract: In this case report a 27-year-old parturient with a previous caesarean section was diagnosed as having had a uterine rupture in labour. The diagnosis was based on the sonographic demonstration of considerable amounts of free fluid in the abdomen 2 h postpartum, and confirmed by finding fetal skin cells in this fluid. There was no hemorrhage and the fluid disappeared overnight. She was managed expectantly and made a rapid and full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamar Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Schiøtz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014219:Trial of Labor; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*