Spontaneous Uterine Rupture during Second Trimester Pregnancy after High-intensity Focused Ultrasound.
10.14734/kjp.2015.26.4.373
- Author:
Yun Dan KANG
1
;
Choong Hak PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. pch10@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
High-intensity focused ultrasound;
Pregnancy;
Uterine rupture
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma;
Mortality;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Second*;
Prognosis;
Ultrasonography*;
Uterine Rupture*;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2015;26(4):373-376
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Uterine rupture during pregnancy does not occur frequently, but is associated with high rates of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. As a non-invasive and conservative approach, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has received attention from both gynecologists and patients for the treatment of fibroids, especially women who wish to preserve uterus. However, there are not enough studies about complication and prognosis related pregnancy after HIFU. We present a case of uterine rupture that occurred in second trimester who had been HIFU 3months before pregnancy.
