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Acute inversion of the uterus at Caesarean section
Author(s) -
EMMOTT R. S.,
BENNETT A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1988.tb05478.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , uterus , inversion (geology) , section (typography) , obstetrics , uterine inversion , pregnancy , geology , seismology , genetics , tectonics , advertising , business , biology
Summary Two cases of acute inversion of the uterus that occurred through the uterine incision at the time of Caesarean section are described. These represent only the sixth and seventh cases reported in the literature at this time. The implications for the anaesthetist are discussed.