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Third-trimester uterine rupture following hysteroscopic uterine perforation
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|May 1, 1993
Abstract
Background:
As operative hysteroscopy becomes more common, long-term complications become apparent.
Case:
A 29-year-old woman had a hysteroscopic uterine septum resection. This was complicated by a small fundal puncture. In the ensuing pregnancy, uterine rupture occurred at 33 weeks and resulted in neonatal mortality and maternal morbidity.
Conclusion:
Uterine rupture may follow uterine perforation at operative hysteroscopy; patients contemplating pregnancy after such perforation warrant appropriate counseling.