Incarceration of the retroverted gravid uterus: the key to successful treatment.
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.
Inaba
Fujiyuki
F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. fujiyuki@d4.dion.ne.jp
Kawatu
Takeshi
T
Masaoka
Kaoru
K
Fukasawa
Ichio
I
Watanabe
Hiroshi
H
Inaba
Noriyuki
N
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*