title: Delivery related rupture of the gravid uterus: imaging findings.
abstract: Rupture of the gravid uterus is a rare, life-threatening obstetric complication. Major symptoms are hypovolemic shock and abdominal pain during late pregnancy or after vaginal delivery. Immediate surgical therapy is required. We report a case of uterine rupture after vaginal delivery diagnosed by means of ultrasonography and computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catry
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geusens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanbeckevoort
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Volders
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bielen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spitz
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*