A case of asymptomatic uterine incarceration in a patient undergoing dilation and evacuation

Alice Sherman-Brown1, Rachel Perry1

  • 1University of California, Irvine-Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, CA, United States.

Contraception
|May 31, 2023
PubMed

Uterine incarceration is a rare pregnancy complication that occurs when the uterine fundus becomes trapped beneath the sacral promontory. We present a case of incarceration in a patient seeking dilation and evacuation and a discussion of strategies for uterine reduction and cervical preparation.

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