Abstract
Uterine rupture is a rare life threatening emergency with severe obstetric consequences. Most ruptures occur in a scarred uterus at the site of previous transmyometrial surgical incision. However, rupture on site distant from previous scar is a very rare entity. It is associated with major maternal and neonatal morbidity than rupture at a scarred area. Index case describes a scenario where uterine rupture occurred at the fundal region, far away from previous caesarean scar site leading to fetal demise. Till now, only a very few cases with uterine rupture away from the site of previous caesarean scar have been reported.
 Keywords: uterine rupture, unscarred uterus, acute abdomen, hemoperitoneum
Highlights
Uterine rupture is a rare but life threatening event
Index case describes a scenario where uterine rupture occurred at the fundal region, far away from previous caesarean scar site leading to fetal demise
Rupture of an unscarred area of uterus is estimated to occur in 1/5700 to 1/20,000 pregnancies [1], which roughly accounts for 13% of all uterine ruptures [2]
Summary
|| Print ISSN: 2589-7837 || Online ISSN: 2581-3935 || International Journal of Medical Science and Diagnosis Research (IJMSDR). Available Online at www.ijmsdr.com NLM (National Library of Medicine ID: 101738824). Most ruptures occur in a scarred uterus at the site of previous transmyometrial surgical incision. Rupture on site distant from previous scar is a very rare entity. It is associated with major maternal and neonatal morbidity than rupture at a scarred area. Index case describes a scenario where uterine rupture occurred at the fundal region, far away from previous caesarean scar site leading to fetal demise. Only a very few cases with uterine rupture away from the site of previous caesarean scar have been reported.
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