Uterine rupture associated with the use of intra-vaginal misoprostol during second-trimester pregnancy termination
Syed, S.; Noreen, H.; Kahloon, L.E.; Chaudhri, R.
JPMA. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 61(4): 399-401
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 21465985 Document Number: 219025
Intravaginal Misoprostol is being used with excellent results for second trimester pregnancy termination, worldwide. However, there are many case reports of serious complications of uterine rupture in such cases, both in previously scarred as well as in unscarred uterus. In this report, we describe a case of uterine rupture in an unscarred uterus during second-trimester pregnancy termination with intravaginal misoprostol.