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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Capital University of Medical Science & Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Beijing, China.
Background:
Despite great advances in modern obstetrics, uterine rupture (UR) remains one of the most frightening complications with high morbidity and mortality.
Objective:
To improve the diagnosis and management of UR.
Results:
We report two cases of UR. Case 1 was spontaneous UR and case 2 was associated with a scar in the patient's uterus. Interestingly, the ruptured scar was not a scar from a previous cesarean section; it was a scar that was associated with placenta accreta. The fetal heart rates in both cases were below 80 beats per minute after UR. The newborn in case 1 died soon after delivery, while the newborn in case 2 survived. Both women were healthy and were discharged from hospital two to three weeks after surgery.
Conclusion:
UR can occur in a previously unscarred uterus or from a scar of a cesarean section or scars caused by other pathologic lesions in the uterus. Severe fetal bradycardia might be a strong indicator for UR. Such study will help obstetricians provide more careful measures to manage UR, so that its morbidity and mortality can be decreased.
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