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Puerperal uterine inversion associated with unicornuate uterus

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Twenty-year-old para 1 presented with acute puerperal uterine inversion. Manual reposition and O’sullivan methods were tried but failed. She refused for any other corrective procedure. She again presented after 10 months with chronic puerperal inversion. Haultain operation was done. At laparotomy, inverted uterus was unicornuate, right kidney and ureter were absent.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pt B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

    Neetu Sangwan, Smiti Nanda, Savita Singhal, Nirmala Duhan & Krishna Dahiya

  2. Aastha Hospital, 223/22, Vikas Nagar, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India

    Neetu Sangwan

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Sangwan, N., Nanda, S., Singhal, S. et al. Puerperal uterine inversion associated with unicornuate uterus. Arch Gynecol Obstet 280, 625–626 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-0942-2

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