Open AccessUTERINE TORSION IN TWIN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sajjad Masood,
Huma Quddusi,
Muhammad Tahsin Akhtar,
Naseer-Ud Din
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.02.5041
Subject(s) - medicine , uterus , pregnancy , obstetrics , torsion (gastropod) , twin pregnancy , gynecology , surgery , gestation , biology , genetics
A young married women in her 3rd ongoing pregnancy, having no alive issuepresented at 37+ weeks with labour pains. Cesarean section was planned because of twin pregnancy and past badobstetrical history. During operation, the uterus was found to have rotated to 180 degree to the right. A transverseincision was made on posterior wall of uterus to deliver babies. After suturing the incision site, the uterus wasrepositioned in right place. This paper presents a case of torsion of gravid uterus in which the delivery and repositioningof the uterus was successful.