Spontaneous Uterine Venous Rupture During Labour: A Case Report With Postoperative Ultrasonographic Findings |
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| Authors: | Yuichiro Nakai MD DMSc Takeshi Maeda MD Junko Nishio MD DMSc Daisuke Tachibana MD Motoharu Imanaka MD DMSc Sachio Ogita MD DMSc |
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| Institution: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Nursing, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan |
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| Abstract: | EDITORIAL COMMENT: We accepted this case for publication to remind readers that although uterine rupture during labour in a primigravida is extremely uncommon it does occur, or at any rate nulliparas can develop abdominal pain and shock in labour with a haemoperitoneum resulting from a tear in a vein in the lower posterior uterine wall. When one sees the hugely dilated uterine and ovarian venous plexuses at Caesarean section it is easy to believe that bleeding from such a vessel during labour could be prodigious. This case suggests that a dilated vein with blood flow derangements may be the cause. Nonetheless, as the authors warn us, the necessary response is not a precise diagnosis, but rapid laparotomy. See also Editorial Comment to Chin MMS, Harvey JA, Duffy BL. Uterine rupture during labour in a primigravida. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 1996; 36: 210. |
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