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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

First-trimester uterine rupture in a scarred uterus: a case report.

Charles Mawunyo Senaya, Francis Jojo Moses Kodzo Damalie, Emmanuel Nii Okai Okine, Bernard Kwabena Brewu

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Charles Mawunyo SenayaDirectorate of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box KS 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
Francis Jojo Moses Kodzo DamalieDirectorate of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box KS 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
Emmanuel Nii Okai OkineDirectorate of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box KS 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.
Bernard Kwabena BrewuDirectorate of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box KS 1934, Kumasi, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

First-trimester uterine rupture is a rare but potentially fatal complication of pregnancy. It usually presents a diagnostic challenge because intrauterine gestation may still be visible on ultrasound even after uterine rupture with associated hemoperitoneum. The typical signs of uterine rupture, including abdominal tenderness, hemoperitoneum, and hemodynamic instability, become the guiding principle when considering a decision on emergency laparotomy. In patients with previous uterine scars, first-trimester ultrasonography should focus on excluding early placenta accreta spectrum, a condition that may lead to uterine rupture during the first trimester. A high index of suspicion is required in diagnosing a first-trimester uterine rupture.

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caesarean section scarfirst-trimester complicationshemoperitoneummyomectomyscarred uterusuterine rupture

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PMID40800637
PMCPMC12343116

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