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Rupture of the gravid uterus following a road traffic accident

U Onwudiegwu1, F E Okonofua, A Omole-Ohonsi

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

A case of rupture of the uterus at 34 weeks of pregnancy due to a road traffic accident is presented. Emergency laparotomy and total abdominal hysterectomy were done with good maternal outcome. This is a rare cause of rupture of the uterus in this population.

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