title: Recurrent Bandl's ring as an etiology for failed vaginal birth after cesarean section.
abstract: A pathologic retraction ring (Bandl's ring) of the uterus is a constriction located at the junction of the thinned lower uterine segment and the thick retracted upper uterine segment that is associated with obstructed labor. The following is the first reported case of recurrent pathologic retraction ring and an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean section following such an abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 77030.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turrentine
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Andres
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017604:Cesarean Section, Repeat; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean