title: Intrapartum uterine rupture and inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: The incidence of uterine rupture in pregnant women ranges from 0% to 1.1% in large series. This case report describes a woman with a history of obstetric complications, uterine rupture, and active inflammatory bowel disease that was treated with high-dose prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 64108.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Braak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery