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TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF A COUVELAIRE UTERUS
Author(s) -
Beischer Norman A.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1966.tb03883.x
Subject(s) - medicine , uterine rupture , accidental , uterus , hysterectomy , surgery , abdominal hysterectomy , abdominal wall , general surgery , gynecology , physics , acoustics
Summary A case of accidental haemorrhage complicated by uterine rupture is reported. Uterine haematomata were palpable through the patient's abdominal wall before the rupture occurred duringinternal version. Hysterectomy was performed and the unusual appearance of the ererus is described.