Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal (Jan 2011)

Non puerperal Uterine inversion due to Submucous Fibroid: A Case Report

  • Olufemi M Omololu,
  • Kabiru A Rabiu,
  • Mustapha A Quadri,
  • Muyideen O Oyedeko,
  • Yejide M Fatogun

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 2
pp. 158 – 160

Abstract

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An unusual case of non-puerperal uterine inversion is presented. The patient, a 37 year old multipara who had been earlier diagnosed with uterine fibroids, subsequently developed a protrusion from the vagina having declined surgery. The mass had become necrotic and infected at the time of presentation. Uterine inversion was diagnosed clinically and further confirmed at surgery where a vaginal hysterectomy was carried out. Uterine inversion is a rare condition not encountered by most gynaecologists. Diagnosis and treatment could thus be challenging. The literature on non-puerperal uterine inversion regarding the evaluation and management is reviewed.

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