Inner myometrial laceration causing a massive postpartum hemorrhage: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-137

  Abu Rustum, Reem S ^a   Abu Rustum, Sameer E ^a   Abdo, Basma K ^a   Jamal, Michel H ^a  

^a Nini Hospital   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Hysterotomy; Lacerations; Myometrium; Postpartum hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; LACERATION; LAPAROTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ATONY; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYSTEROTOMY; LACERATIONS; LAPAROTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33244470692     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. UNICEF Maternal Mortality Statistics. http://www.childinfo.org/eddb/ mat_mortal/, retrieved June 7, 2004
2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Diagnosis and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage. Washington, DC, ACOG, 1998
3. Hayashi M, Mori Y, Nogami K, et al: A hypothesis to explain the occurrence of inner myometrial laceration causing massive postpartum hemorrhage. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2000;79:99-106