title: Spontaneous uterine rupture after abdominal myomectomy at the gestational age of 20 weeks in pregnancy: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Uterine rupture in pregnancy is rare and often could be life threatening and catastrophic. Myomectomy is one of very common surgeries in gynecology, performed as the vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic surgeries. Pregnancies occured after abdominal and laparoscopic myomectomy are high risk for uterine rapture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient was a 28 Years old female, pregnant woman at the 20 wks of gestational age with abdominal pain and a history of abdominal myomectomy 6 yrs ago. Uterus was ruptured and fetus in amniotic sac was found in abdominal cavity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis of uterine rupture after myomectomy can save patients from death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamideh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pakniat
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran.
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soofizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Marzieh Beigom
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Khezri
keywords: Myomectomy; Pregnancy; Uterine rupture