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The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 4/2013

01-08-2013 | Case Report

Torsion of Gravid Uterus Managed by Obstetric Hysterectomy with the Fetus In Situ

Authors: Alpana Gohil, Meenaxi Patel

Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Issue 4/2013

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Excerpt

Torsion of gravid uterus is very rare. The earliest report of this condition was made by an Italian veterinarian [1], Columbi in 1662. In 1863, Virchow reported the first case [2] in a human in postmortem examination. In 1876 [3], Labbe described this abnormality for the first time in a living woman. Another instance of this unusual entity is what we record from our obstetric practice. …
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Pilot D, Gluck M, Oxorn H, Ottawa, Torsion of the gravid uterus. CMA J. 1973;109.
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Koh KS, Bradford CR. Uterine torsion during pregnancy. Can Med Assoc J. 1977;117(5):501.PubMed
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Wilson D, Mahalingham A, Ross S. Third trimester uterine torsion: case report. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2006;28(6):531–5.PubMed
Metadata
Title
Torsion of Gravid Uterus Managed by Obstetric Hysterectomy with the Fetus In Situ
Authors
Alpana Gohil
Meenaxi Patel
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Electronic ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-012-0188-y

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