Confirmation of posterior uterine rupture in the second trimester by magnetic resonance imaging

J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2017;10(2):199-202. doi: 10.3233/NPM-171681.

Abstract

Intrapartum uterine rupture is a life-threating and rare complication of pregnancy which seldom occurs in the second trimester. Typically, the diagnosis is made using ultrasound; however, magnetic resonance imaging can provide certain advantages in the emergent setting. We present a unique case of a posterior uterine rupture confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging involving the unscarred posterior uterine wall in a 20-year-old gravid female with two previous cesarean-sections.

Keywords: Intrapartum uterine rupture; MRI; second trimester uterine rupture; unscarred uterine rupture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Cesarean Section / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Fetal Death
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / surgery
  • Uterine Artery Embolization / methods*
  • Uterine Rupture / therapy*
  • Young Adult