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Distinctive ultrasonographic finding of complete uterine rupture in early mid-trimester

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In many cases of uterine rupture, diagnosis is often impossible when characteristic clinical symptoms are absent. We encountered a case of suspected peritoneal pregnancy in which we were able to make a definitive diagnosis by ultrasonography of complete uterine rupture in early mid-trimester. The possibly distinctive finding is the high-echo area that extends from the endometrium to the uterine serosa. This contiguous, highly echogenic finding should be recognized as characteristic of complete rupture of the uterus.

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  1. Perinatal Care Center, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan

    Masaki Ogawa

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan

    Masaki Ogawa, Tae Sugawara, Akira Sato & Toshinobu Tanaka

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Ogawa, M., Sugawara, T., Sato, A. et al. Distinctive ultrasonographic finding of complete uterine rupture in early mid-trimester. J Med Ultrasonics 38, 93–95 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-010-0293-4

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