Cesarean scar dehiscence associated with intrauterine balloon tamponade placement after a second trimester dilation

Reni Soon1, Tod Aeby, Bliss Kaneshiro

  • 1Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. rsoon@hawaii.edu

Hawaii Medical Journal
|September 3, 2011
PubMed

While surgical abortion is a safe procedure, the most common complication is excessive bleeding. Methods to conservatively manage hemorrhage are gaining popularity. The authors present a case of a Cesarean scar rupture that occurred after an intrauterine balloon tamponade was placed to treat postabortion bleeding.