Case report: Incarceration of the gravid uterus: a radiologic and obstetric challenge

Authors

  • Inge Dierickx
  • Fréderic Delens
  • Thomas Backaert
  • Walter Pauwels
  • Wilfried Gyselaers

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v8i7.1854

Keywords:

Uterine incarceration, Pregnancy, Diagnosis, Ultrasound, Magnetic resonance imaging, Sigmoidoscopy

Abstract

We will present the fourth case in the English-language literature of a mid-gestational colonoscopy-assisted manual reposition of an incarcerated uterus. Despite the ready availability of ultrasound, a great number of incarcerations are not recognized before term. Since early diagnosis is the key to a successful treatment, it is important that providers acquire prompt knowledge of this obstetric disorder. Magnetic Resonance Imaging has an important additional value to ultrasound in the detailed scanning of this potentially perilous condition. 
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Published

2014-07-26

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 7 (2014)

Section

Obstetric & Gynecologic Radiology

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