The most common obstetric complications after severe trauma in pregnancy are miscarriage, premature labor and premature rupture of membranes. Uterine rupture is rare and it occurs in less than 1% of pregnant women victims of this kind of accidents. We describe the case of a 36 years old woman victim of a tragic motor vehicle accident. Shock and unconsciousness were the principal symptoms and uterine rupture was discovered at CT scan. A conservative surgical treatment was attempted. The prognosis remains poor and improving it requires the improvement of pre-hospital care.
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Pregnancy, Motor Vehicle Accident, Severe Trauma, Uterine Rupture
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Ahmed Belkouch, Abdelilah Mouhsine, Rachid Sirbou, Abdlghani ElFikri, Lahcen Belyamani. (2014). Traumatic Rupture of the Pregnant Uterus after Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report. International Journal of Medical Imaging, 2(6), 131-132. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20140206.11
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Ahmed Belkouch; Abdelilah Mouhsine; Rachid Sirbou; Abdlghani ElFikri; Lahcen Belyamani. Traumatic Rupture of the Pregnant Uterus after Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report. Int. J. Med. Imaging 2014, 2(6), 131-132. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20140206.11
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Ahmed Belkouch, Abdelilah Mouhsine, Rachid Sirbou, Abdlghani ElFikri, Lahcen Belyamani. Traumatic Rupture of the Pregnant Uterus after Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report. Int J Med Imaging. 2014;2(6):131-132. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20140206.11
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