[Intrapartum uterine rupture, causes and treatment]

During 3 year period there were over 20000 deliveries at the Institute for Gynecology and Obstetrics. Considering the fact that our clinic's maternity hospital is the largest in the Balkans and that we are at the top of medical practice, the largest number of deliveries in Serbia and Monte Negro is performed in our institution. For the number of uterus ruptures dramatically increased, we analyzed the way of their repair and possible measures for preventing postpartum hysterectomies. We compared patients with performed hysterectomies or uterus sutures. We analyzed the possibility to approach more conservatively to such complications. 30 patients were subjected to interventions. In the group A there were 25 women subjected to more conservative therapy. In the group B there were 5 patients with total hysterectomy with conservation of one or both adnexes.