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Uterine rupture with peritonitis in a nongravid uterus eight weeks after cesarean section

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The CT findings of uterine rupture are critical to recognize so that early surgical intervention can improve survival and potentially avoid hysterectomy. We report a case of uterine rupture in a nongravid uterus.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA

    Elise Blinder, John D. MacKenzie, Stephen Ledbetter & Frank Rybicki

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA

    Hilarie H. Cranmer

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Blinder, E., MacKenzie, J.D., Cranmer, H.H. et al. Uterine rupture with peritonitis in a nongravid uterus eight weeks after cesarean section. Emergency Radiology 10, 57–59 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-002-0260-5

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