Open AccessUterine Rupture at a Site Distant From Old Scar: An Unusual Presentation
Author(s) -
Poonam Shakya,
Sonam Jindal,
Avir Sarkar,
Ankita Yadav,
Jagadish C Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical science and diagnosis research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-7837
pISSN - 2581-3935
DOI - 10.32553/ijmsdr.v5i8.835
Subject(s) - uterine rupture , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , hemoperitoneum , uterus , surgery , abdomen , acute abdomen , obstetrics
Uterine rupture is a rare life threatening emergency with severe obstetric consequences. Most ruptures occur in a scarred uterus at the site of previous transmyometrial surgical incision. However, rupture on site distant from previous scar is a very rare entity. It is associated with major maternal and neonatal morbidity than rupture at a scarred area. Index case describes a scenario where uterine rupture occurred at the fundal region, far away from previous caesarean scar site leading to fetal demise. Till now, only a very few cases with uterine rupture away from the site of previous caesarean scar have been reported.
Keywords: uterine rupture, unscarred uterus, acute abdomen, hemoperitoneum