title: Sonographic appearance of uterine scar dehiscence.
abstract: We describe the sonographic appearance of two cases of uterine scar separation in patients with prior cesarean deliveries. In the first case, the anteriorly located placenta appeared to be a placenta previa with accreta and in the second case the placenta was also located directly beneath the uterine scar thus masking a separation until the third stage of labor was complete. These two cases demonstrate an unusual sonographic and clinical presentation of uterine scar separation involving anteriorly located placentas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bromley
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Pitcher
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klapholz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lichter
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Benacerraf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*