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Postpartum Uterine Inversion

MedGen UID:
821251
•Concept ID:
C3828503
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Protrusion of the uterine fundus through the cervix when the placenta fails to detach from the uterus as it exits. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPostpartum Uterine Inversion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of postpartum hemorrhage.
Mappa I, Patrizi L, Maruotti GM, Carbone L, D'Antonio F, Rizzo G
J Clin Ultrasound 2023 Feb;51(2):362-372. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23343. PMID: 36785506
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Prevention and Treatment.
Evensen A, Anderson JM, Fontaine P
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):442-449. PMID: 28409600
Primary postpartum haemorrhage: causes, aetiological risk factors, prevention and management.
Klufio CA, Amoa AB, Kariwiga G
P N G Med J 1995 Jun;38(2):133-49. PMID: 9599975

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Acute postpartum uterine inversion: a case report.
Magwali TL, Hlatshwayo L
Cent Afr J Med 2014 Jan-Apr;60(1-4):16-8. PMID: 26867251
Laparoscopic management of uterine inversion.
Shepherd LJ, Shenassa H, Singh SS
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2010 Mar-Apr;17(2):255-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.12.003. PMID: 20226420
Sonography of postpartum uterine inversion from acute to chronic stage.
Momin AA, Saifi SG, Pethani NR, Mitha SH
J Clin Ultrasound 2009 Jan;37(1):53-6. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20535. PMID: 18855933

Therapy

Uterine inversion secondary to placenta accreta in a diethylstilbestrol-exposed parturient. A case report.
Bellucci M, DiOrio J, Moubayed S
J Reprod Med 1987 Mar;32(3):236-7. PMID: 3572908

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