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Uterine Inversion After Vaginal Delivery
Published on Tue Jan 10, 2023
Question: I have a patient that had a uterine inversion after a vaginal delivery. The patient underwent a diagnostic laparotomy to confirm the diagnosis of uterine inversion. At that point, the doctor proceeded to manually invert the uterus using downward counterpressure. Once inverted the uterus was extremely flaccid and did not contract despite the use of Pitocin, Methergine, and prostoglandins. [...]