title: CT appearance of the pelvis after Cesarean delivery--what is considered normal?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the normal computed tomography (CT) appearance of the pelvis after uncomplicated Cesarean section (C-section).
  
  
  METHODS
  Pelvic CT examinations of 31 patients after uncomplicated C-section were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher postoperative day (POD) correlated well with decreases in the uterine long axis and endometrial width but did not correlate to scar width. Full thickness defect of the uterine wall was revealed in 48% of patients. Small volumes of intrauterine gas presented in half of patients at POD 1-26. Free pelvic fluid appeared in 74%. Pelvic collections were rare and small.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is wide variability in pelvic CT appearance following uncomplicated C-section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. hiller@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Nurith
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schor-Bardach
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gileles-Hillel
authors.forename: Daphna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stroumsa
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simanovsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult