title: The role of multimodality imaging after cesarean delivery.
abstract: There has been a global increase in the rate of cesarean delivery during the last 30 years. As a result, many women of reproductive age now have uterine scars. Well-recognized obstetric and gynecologic consequences include cesarean scar pregnancy, scar dehiscence or rupture, and scar endometriosis. More recently, abnormal menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, and secondary infertility have been reported as a consequence of cesarean delivery. This article reviews the range of normal imaging findings after cesarean delivery, as well as the imaging manifestations of complications, both acute and chronic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezvani
authors.forename: Akram M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shaaban
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*