A large amniocele with protruded umbilical cord diagnosed by 3D ultrasound.
An amniocele is a herniation of the amniotic sac through a uterine defect. Uterine rupture during pregnancy may develop as a result of a pre-existing injury, uterine anomaly, or unscarred uterus. A 30-year-old patient, with a history of 2 vaginal deliveries, presented an amniocele complicated by left fundal perforation and was evaluated with 3-dimensional ultrasound at 23 weeks. Because of worsening lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, she underwent exploratory laparotomy. Herein, we report a uterine rupture with amniocele.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Yun Sung
YS
Jo
Min Jeong
MJ
Kim
Gui Se Ra
GS
Lee
Sa Jin
SJ
Kim
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*