Rupture of an unscarred uterus at full term after an intracervical application of dinoprostone (Prepidil) gel
Heckel, S.; Ohl, J.; Dellenbach, P.
Revue Francaise de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique 88(3): 162-164
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-290X PMID: 8493447 Document Number: 417575
The authors report a case of uterine rupture following intra-cervical application of dinoprostone (two doses at an interval of 6 hours). No oxytocic had been administered and recording of the contractions had revealed no hyperkinesia or hypertonia one hour before rupture occurred.
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