title: Incarceration of the retroverted gravid uterus: the key to successful treatment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Incarceration of the retroverted gravid uterus is rare, and it is difficult to make a diagnosis, and, therefore, difficult to treat. We present two cases of incarceration of the retroverted gravid uterus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two pregnant women presented with urinary retention at 14 weeks' gestation. We tried to push the gravid uterus upward, but in the end the two women underwent cesarean section. In one of the women it was possible to relieve incarceration of the retroverted gravid uterus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no sign of endometriosis in these pregnancies, which is important to evaluate when pregnant women have a complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. fujiyuki@d4.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Fujiyuki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawatu
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masaoka
authors.forename: Ichio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukasawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inaba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*