Bretones S, Cousin C, Gualandi M, Mellier G
Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Pavillon K, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon.
J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1997;26(3):324-7.
Uterine rupture is one of the major complications of pregnancy. Most spontaneous uterine ruptures occur during labor in parturients with a scarred uterus. Spontaneous rupture where the uterus is unscarred are more rare and occur more frequently in older multiparous patients. Starting from a case of uterine rupture occurring in a 40 year-old primiparous women, we will present a review of the literature concerning cases of rupture in healthy uteri with no obvious cause.