title: Successful pregnancy outcome following mid-gestational uterine rupture and repair using Gore-Tex soft tissue patch.
abstract: The first reported gestational use of the Gore-Tex soft tissue patch (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) for uterine repair and support is presented in a pregnant woman whose partially dehisced, congenitally abnormal uterus was operated upon at 19 weeks' gestation. Use of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene Gore-Tex soft tissue patch for assisted uterine integrity in combination with a program of uterine tocolysis and close maternal/fetal surveillance averted a pregnancy loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene