Abstract

Cesarean Scar Defect (CSD) is the formation of a diverticulum at the site of the old caesarean incision [1]. With a rising cesarean sections being performed, the complications caused by CSDs has attracted more and more attentions. These include conditions such as scar pregnancy, placenta accreta, placenta previa, and uterine rupture in subsequent pregnancies [2,3].

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  • Ming-Jun Shao* and Min Hu Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China

  • The Cesarean Scar Defect (CSD) is associated with abnormal bleeding, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, adenomyosis, infertility, abscess formation, post-coital bleeding during the non-pregnant state [4,5,6]

  • Several factors have been reported to be associated with Cesarean section wound healing, including the number of cesarean sections, labor before cesarean section, uterine position, and surgical procedure that leaves a caesarean scar pouch in the anterior lower uterine segment [8,9,10]

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A Growing Concern: Cesarean Scar Defect and Massive Uterine Bleeding Ming-Jun Shao* and Min Hu Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China Cesarean Scar Defect (CSD) is the formation of a diverticulum at the site of the old caesarean incision [1].

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