title: Incarceration of the gravid uterus: diagnosis and preoperative evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Incarceration of the gravid uterus is a rare obstetric disorder that is often not recognized despite the ready availability of ultrasound. However, detailed imaging of the disturbed uterine and pelvic anatomy - from an obstetric point of view- is the key in reducing the potentially severe complications of this condition and planning its treatment. In this paper, we will describe the specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of an incarceration of the gravid uterus and we will discuss the role of magnetic resonance imaging in defining anatomy and in the medical decision whether to operate or not.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sint-Lucas Ziekenhuis, Groenebriel 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Electronic address: inge.dierickx@azstlucas.be.
authors: Inge
authors: I
authors: Dierickx
authors: Department of Radiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium.
authors: Liesbeth J
authors: LJ
authors: Meylaerts
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium.
authors: Caroline D
authors: CD
authors: Van Holsbeke
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium.
authors: Eric T
authors: ET
authors: de Jonge
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sint-Lucas Ziekenhuis, Groenebriel 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors: Ingrid F M
authors: IF
authors: Martens
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium.
authors: Tinne
authors: T
authors: Mesens
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600 Genk, Belgium; Department of Physiology, Universiteit Hasselt Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan - Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors: Wilfried J A
authors: WJ
authors: Gyselaers
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007746:Labor Presentation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D057234:Preoperative Period; D060725:Uterine Retroversion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Pregnancy; Retroverted uterus; Uterine incarceration