[Uterine rupture. A case of spontaneous rupture in a thirty week primiparous gestation ].

S Bretones, C. Cousin, Maria Letizia Gualandi, Georges Mellier

PubMed · 1997 · 23 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

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.