Erschienen in:
01.06.2014 | Case Report
Sonographic and MR features of puerperal uterine inversion
verfasst von:
Shruti Thakur, Sanjiv Sharma, Anupam Jhobta, Neeti Aggarwal, Charu S. Thakur
Erschienen in:
Japanese Journal of Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2014
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Abstract
Puerperal uterine inversion is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of a mismanaged third stage of labour. Early diagnosis is mandatory for proper management of the patient. Complete uterine inversion is a clinical diagnosis. However, incomplete uterine inversion is difficult to identify and warrants further workup. Sonographic evaluation, although a bedside procedure, may be confusing. The conspicuity of findings is much greater on MR examination than on ultrasound. Only a few diagnostic imaging findings in uterine inversion have been described in previous reports. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman who had a full-term vaginal delivery and presented after 20 days with acute urinary retention and mild vaginal bleeding. She was diagnosed as a case of neglected subacute incomplete uterine inversion. Both greyscale and Doppler sonographic and MR features of the case are described with an emphasis on better delineation of uterine and adnexal anatomy on MR imaging.