title: Case report: incarceration of the gravid uterus: a radiologic and obstetric challenge.
abstract: We will present the fourth case in the English-language literature of a mid-gestational colonoscopy-assisted manual reposition of an incarcerated uterus. Despite the ready availability of ultrasound, a great number of incarcerations are not recognized before term. Since early diagnosis is the key to a successful treatment, it is important that providers acquire prompt knowledge of this obstetric disorder. Magnetic Resonance Imaging has an important additional value to ultrasound in the detailed scanning of this potentially perilous condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sint-Lucas Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dierickx
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sint-Lucas Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delens
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sint-Lucas Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Backaert
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastro-Enterology, Sint-Lucas Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium ; Department of Physiology, Universiteit Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gyselaers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D060725:Uterine Retroversion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pregnancy; Sigmoidoscopy; Ultrasound; Uterine incarceration