Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report

Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report

Uterine inversion is a rare but potentially life-threatening obstetric emergency of unknown aetiology, which is often associated with inadvertent traction on the umbilical cord before separation of the placenta. Here we report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with a day’s history of ute...

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Main Author: E Ziki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Online Access:http://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/sajog/article/download/1274/586
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spelling doaj-5e778ea91dd0454e94e666bdf7c0a8b42020-11-25T00:09:39ZengHealth and Medical Publishing GroupSouth African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology2305-88622017-12-01233787910.7196/sajog.1274Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case reportE ZikiUterine inversion is a rare but potentially life-threatening obstetric emergency of unknown aetiology, which is often associated with inadvertent traction on the umbilical cord before separation of the placenta. Here we report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with a day’s history of uterine inversion after an attempt to remove a retained placenta following a second-trimester miscarriage. Reduction was attempted in casualty without success and she was taken to theatre for surgical reduction under anaesthesia. Reduction was eventually achieved using the Haultain method.http://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/sajog/article/download/1274/586
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Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report
South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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title Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report
title_short Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report
title_full Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report
title_fullStr Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Reduction of subacute uterine inversion by Haultain’s method: A case report
title_sort reduction of subacute uterine inversion by haultain’s method: a case report
publisher Health and Medical Publishing Group
series South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
issn 2305-8862
publishDate 2017-12-01
description Uterine inversion is a rare but potentially life-threatening obstetric emergency of unknown aetiology, which is often associated with inadvertent traction on the umbilical cord before separation of the placenta. Here we report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with a day’s history of uterine inversion after an attempt to remove a retained placenta following a second-trimester miscarriage. Reduction was attempted in casualty without success and she was taken to theatre for surgical reduction under anaesthesia. Reduction was eventually achieved using the Haultain method.
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