title: Postpartum uterine wound dehiscence: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Late postpartum hemorrhage following a Caesarean section (CS) is uncommon. A partial or complete dehiscence of the lower segment CS incision is a rare but possible cause.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 33-year-old woman underwent a lower segment CS for chorioamnionitis and failure to progress in labour at 40 weeks and 5 days of gestation. On the 43rd postpartum day, she developed heavy vaginal bleeding. Emergency laparotomy revealed a complete dehiscence of the lower uterine segment incision. A subtotal hysterectomy was performed to control the bleeding, and the postoperative course was uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dehiscence of a lower uterine segment incision is a rare but potentially dangerous cause of late postpartum hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec.
authors.forename: Marie-Soleil
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec.
authors.forename: Marie-Josée
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bédard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*