Pitfall in Ultrasound Evaluation of Uterine Scar from Prior Preterm Cesarean Section

• Main Authors: Sarah-Maude B. Laflamme (Author), Nicole Jastrow (Author), Mario Girard (Author), Gaétan Paris (Author), Laurie Bérubé (Author), Emmanuel Bujold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report two cases of women with a previous cesarean performed before active labor at 29 weeks of gestation who underwent sonographic measurement of the lower uterine segment (LUS) at 36 weeks' gestation in their subsequent pregnancy. In both cases, uterine scar defect was detected on the uppe...