Delivery related rupture of the gravid uterus: imaging findings.
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.
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Geusens
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Vanbeckevoort
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Volders
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Bielen
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Spitz
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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*