Leila Pourali; Sedigheh Ayati; Atiyeh Vatanchi; Anis Darvish
Volume 4, Issue 1 , March and April 2019, , Pages 42-44
Abstract
Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage has different etiologies. One of the rare causes is inner myometrial laceration that makes the diagnosis more difficult. This report aimed to introduce a case of massive postpartum hemorrhage following an inner myometrial laceration.
Case Report: A 24-year-old primigravid ...
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Introduction: Postpartum hemorrhage has different etiologies. One of the rare causes is inner myometrial laceration that makes the diagnosis more difficult. This report aimed to introduce a case of massive postpartum hemorrhage following an inner myometrial laceration.
Case Report: A 24-year-old primigravid woman referred to an academic Hospital due to hypertension of 140/90 and diagnosis of preeclampsia. Her pregnancy was terminated at 39th gestational week. She received two doses of 25 μg misoprostol sublingually. Subsequently, an induction was performed and normal vaginal delivery occurred. A 2800 gr infant was born. After the delivery, the patient suffered from massive postpartum hemorrhage which continued in spite of all medical treatments. With regard of unstable vital signs, laparotomy was done. By transverse uterine incision, a longitudinal inner myometrial laceration was found in the lower uterine segment, which was repaired, thus, hemorrhage was controlled.
Conclusion: An inner myometrial laceration is one of the differential diagnoses of postpartum hemorrhage which should be taken into consideration. Laparotomy and hysterotomy for repairing the inner myometrial laceration would control postpartum hemorrhage and could avoid hysterectomy.