Puerperal uterine inversion associated with unicornuate uterus

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Oct;280(4):625-6. doi: 10.1007/s00404-009-0942-2. Epub 2009 Feb 6.

Abstract

Twenty-year-old para 1 presented with acute puerperal uterine inversion. Manual reposition and O'sullivan methods were tried but failed. She refused for any other corrective procedure. She again presented after 10 months with chronic puerperal inversion. Haultain operation was done. At laparotomy, inverted uterus was unicornuate, right kidney and ureter were absent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities
  • Puerperal Disorders*
  • Ureter / abnormalities
  • Uterine Inversion*
  • Uterus / abnormalities*
  • Young Adult