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Full-Text Articles in Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

Sonographic Findings In Acute Uterine Inversion, John C. Smulian Md, Mph, Joseph D. Defulvio Do, Liany C. Diven Md, Jose Luiis Terrazas Md Jul 2013

Sonographic Findings In Acute Uterine Inversion, John C. Smulian Md, Mph, Joseph D. Defulvio Do, Liany C. Diven Md, Jose Luiis Terrazas Md

John C Smulian MD, MPH

We present a case of acute uterine inversion in the third stage of labor in which critical management decisions were facilitated by ultrasound imaging in the operating room. Identification of the ovary and adnexa pulled into the inclination of the inversion allowed successful diagnosis and guidance of uterine replacement.