[Acute non-puerperal uterine inversion the third degree]

A Pelissier-Komorek1, M Lucereau-Barbier, J Diab

  • 1Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, maternité Alix de Champagne, hôpital Maison Blanche, centre hospitalier universitaire de Reims, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims cedex, France. a.komorek@gmail.com

The uterine inversion is a rare gynecologic complication. Usually, it is extremely serious obstetric complication exposing the young mother at the risk of postpartum haemorrhage. We report the case of a 57-year-old woman, hemodynamically unstable at admission, with an acute uterine inversion a complete fundic submucosal myoma. The surgical management was done by a double approach: laparoscopic and vaginal. Although rare and difficult diagnosis, the acute non-puerperal uterine inversion is a medical-surgical emergency caused by an intracavitary expansive process.

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