title: Sonographic diagnosis of a uterine defect in a pregnancy at 6 weeks' gestation with a history of curettage.
abstract: We present the early diagnosis and successful surgical treatment of uterine perforation. This was a rare case of cystic change of a uterine perforation, which was diagnosed by sonography during the first trimester of pregnancy. Surgical closure of the uterine wall defect was successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. pjcheng@cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: P-J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H-Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chueh
authors.forename: Y-K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Soong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery