title: Successful treatment of uterine prolapse by abdominal hysteropexy performed during cesarean section.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Uterine prolapse complicating pregnancy is extremely rare. This report presents the surgical correction of uterine prolapse during cesarean section.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with twin gestation who admitted to obstetric clinic with labor pain and total uterine prolapse at 33 weeks of gestation. An emergent cesarean section was performed for the indication of acute fetal distress. At the same operation, following cesarean delivery, abdominal hysteropexy using rectus fascia strips was performed successfully. On control performed 6 months later, patient was examined and it was detected uterine prolapse had regressed and babies were uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This surgical method offers effective treatment of uterine prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Selcuk University Meram Medical School, Akyokuş, Konya 42080, Turkey. renginkaratayli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rengin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karataylı
authors.forename: Kazım
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gezginç
authors.forename: Ali Haydar
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kantarcı
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery*