title: Color Doppler examination for the diagnosis of subacute puerperal uterine inversion.
abstract: Obstetric uterine inversion is a rare and life-threatening complication. Diagnosis is often difficult to establish, particularly in recurrent or chronic cases.
  
  
  
  We performed color Doppler examination in addition to B-mode sonography in a case of subacute recurrent uterine inversion.
  
  
  
  Identification of the vessels providing uterine blood supply helped to clarify the distorted anatomy; furthermore, information about tissue viability was gained.
  
  
  
  We propose to perform color Doppler examination in all cases with suspected uterine inversion or vaginal masses of unknown origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany.|Division of Prenatal Medicine and Gynecologic Ultrasound, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steven
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany.|Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rudlowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gembruch
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany. waltraut.merz@ukb.uni-bonn.de.
authors.forename: Waltraut Maria
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Merz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D019687:Uterine Inversion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Color Doppler; Hysterectomy; Post partum hemorrhage; Puerperium; Uterine inversion; Vaginal mass