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Clinical consequences after ultrasonic diagnosis of intrauterine hernatoma in threatened abortion
Author(s) -
Jouppila Pentti
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870130205
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , pregnancy , obstetrics , threatened abortion , hematoma , fetus , ultrasound , vaginal bleeding , early pregnancy factor , gynecology , surgery , gestation , radiology , genetics , biology
Ultrasonic examination in 33 cases with threatened abortion at 8 to 17 weeks of pregnancy revealed an echo‐free crescent area between the fetal membranes and uterine wall regarded as an intrauterine hematoma. A living fetus was simultaneously detected in all patients. The duration of uterine bleeding (mean 28.8 ± 19.1 days) was significantly correlated (P <0.01) with the existence of the intrauterine blood collection followed serially by ultrasound, The pregnancy ended in spontaneous abortion in six (18.7%) and in premature delivery in three (9.4%) cases. The estimated volume of hematoma did not correlate with the outcome of pregnancy.