Postpartum unscarred uterine rupture caused by placenta accreta: A case report and literature review

Jun Okaniwa; Daisuke Higeta; Takashi Kameda; Yosuke Uchiyama; Maki Inoue; Akira Iwase

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3851

Postpartum unscarred uterine rupture caused by placenta accreta: A case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 24;9(3):1587-1590. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3851. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Jun Okaniwa¹, Daisuke Higeta¹, Takashi Kameda¹, Yosuke Uchiyama¹, Maki Inoue¹, Akira Iwase¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.

Abstract

Our case and the literature review suggest that placenta accreta spectrum, with use of uterotonics and manual removal of placenta, could be risk factors for postpartum unscarred uterine rupture.

Keywords: placenta accreta; postpartum; retained placenta; unscarred uterine rupture; uterotonics.

Publication types

Case Reports