title: [Transabdominal amnio-infusion facilitates external version maneuver after initial failure. Six successful attempts].
abstract: External version was successful after initial failure in 6 cases after transabdominal amnio-infusion. Filling the uterine cavity by amnio-infusion with 700 to 900 ml saline solution at 37 degrees C facilitated cephalic presentation in these 6 cases. In each case, a prior version attempt had been unsuccessful. Amnio-infusion was performed under continuous sonographic monitoring before a second attempt the next day. The clinical situation was different in the 6 cases which all terminated by normal cephalic delivery. Two patients were first parity, another has a single uterine scar, 3 had a normal pelvis (Magnin > 23), one a narrow pelvis (Magnin = 22.7) and 2 had a pelvis considered pathological (Magnin < 22). The main goal of this preliminary study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of this new indication for transabdominal amnio-infusion. This new indication should be evaluated by several clinical trials, but it would new appear reasonable to propose transabdominal amnio-infusion in patients with a pathological pelvis and/or a single cicatricial uterus.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Bichat, Paris.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bénifla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goffinet
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bascou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Darai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proust
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madelenat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014710:Version, Fetal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride
vernacular_title: L'amnio-infusion transabdominale facilite la version par manoeuvre externe après échec préalable de celle-ci. A propos de 6 réussites.