Diseases

Uterine Inversion

A complication of OBSTETRIC LABOR in which the corpus of the UTERUS is forced completely or partially through the UTERINE CERVIX. This can occur during the late stages of labor and is associated with IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE.

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Abstract

A complication of OBSTETRIC LABOR in which the corpus of the UTERUS is forced completely or partially through the UTERINE CERVIX. This can occur during the late stages of labor and is associated with IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Inversion of Uterus
  • Inversion, Uterine
  • Uterus Inversion

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with UTERINE PROLAPSE

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History Note

98; was see UTERINE DISEASES 1993-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Uterine Diseases (1966-1997)
  • Uterine Prolapse (1966-1992)

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NLM Classification

WQ 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Uterine Inversion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019687. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019687
  2. Uterine Inversion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterine_inversion
  3. Uterine Inversion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7902651