Indications for cesarean hysterectomy are all except:
Correct Answer: Couvelaire uterus
Description: Cesarean hysterectomy refers to an operation where cesarean section is followed by removal of the uterus.
Peripartum hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus either at the time of cesarean delivery or in the immediate postpartum period (even following vaginal delivery).
Some indications for peripartum hysterectomy
Uterine atony
Abnormal placentation
– Bleeding
– Accrete syndromes
Uterine extension
Uterine rupture
Cervical laceration
Postpartum uterine infection
Leiomyoma
Invasive cervical cancer
Ovarian neoplasia
M/C cause of cesarean/peripartum hysterectomy is PPH.
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Gynaecology & Obstetrics
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