title: Non puerperal uterine inversion due to submucous fibroid: a case report.
abstract: An unusual case of non-puerperal uterine inversion is presented. The patient, a 37 year old multipara who had been earlier diagnosed with uterine fibroids, subsequently developed a protrusion from the vagina having declined surgery. The mass had become necrotic and infected at the time of presentation. Uterine inversion was diagnosed clinically and further confirmed at surgery where a vaginal hysterectomy was carried out. Uterine inversion is a rare condition not encountered by most gynaecologists. Diagnosis and treatment could thus be challenging. The literature on non-puerperal uterine inversion regarding the evaluation and management is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos Island Maternity Hospital Lagos, Nigeria. femomololu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Olufemi M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Omololu
authors.forename: Kabiru A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Rabiu
authors.forename: Mustapha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Quadri
authors.forename: Muyideen O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Oyedeko
authors.forename: Yejide M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Fatogun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019687:Uterine Inversion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery