PubMed · 1997 · 23 citations · 0 references
MedicineGynecologyObstetricsObstetric ComplicationsParturitionReproductive MedicineIntrapartum ComplicationsPregnancyUterine PathologyUterine RuptureIntrapartum Uterine RuptureRuptured UterusScarred Uterus RuptureUnscarred Uterine Rupture
Uterine rupture is one of the major complications of pregnancy. Most spontaneous uterine ruptures occur during labor in parturients with a scarred uterus. Spontaneous rupture where the uterus is unscarred are more rare and occur more frequently in older multiparous patients. Starting from a case of uterine rupture occurring in a 40 year-old primiparous women, we will present a review of the literature concerning cases of rupture in healthy uteri with no obvious cause.