Abdelazim technique for repair of dehiscent previous cesarean section scars encountered during elective cesarean sections

Abstract

The cesarean sections (CSs) rates increased worldwide (32.9% in the United States 2009). CS scar dehiscence (CSSD) is one of the complications encountered after cesarean delivery due to disruption of the scar tissue of the previous CS. CSSD is a risk factor of uterine rupture during trial of labor after previous CS. A 32-year-old woman, previous 3 CSs, admitted to the Obstetrics and Gynecology department of Ahmadi hospital, Kuwait, for elective CS. During the elective CS, the scars of previous CSs were complete dehiscent through its whole length with missing anterior uterine wall leaving visible fetal membranes underneath. This report represents a case of complete CSSD encountered during elective CS and the suggested I. Abdelazim technique for repair of dehiscent previous cesarean section scars encountered during elective CSs.

Keywords

• Cesarean
• dehiscent
• I. Abdelazim
• repair
• scars
• technique