A rare but troublesome complication of cesarean section: the uterocutaneous fistula. Report of two cases and review of literature

Objectives: The occurrence of a uterocutaneous fistula (UCF) as an uncommon and severe complication of caesarean section (CS). The aim of this study was to describe two cases of UCFs after CS and to discuss about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Case presentation: Both women few days after CS had surgical site infection, fever and elevation of lab inflammation markers. bacterial culture of the wound drainage was positive for Escherichia Coli and Enterococcus Faecalis. Conclusions: Fistula between uterine and skin is a rare condition but should be considered with signs of inflammation after cesarean section; 2D/3D ultrasound evaluation appears to be useful for diagnosis of UCFs when combined with CT fistulography and MRI in order to obtain early diagnosis and, consequently, a conservative surgery.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
A rare but troublesome complication of cesarean section: the uterocutaneous fistula. Report of two cases and review of literature ; volume:11 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; extent:06
Case reports in perinatal medicine ; 11, Heft 1 (2022) (gesamt 06)

Urheber
Cicinelli, Rossana
Cicinelli, Ettore
Crupano, Francesco
Vinciguerra, Marina
Lamanna, Bruno
Vimercati, Antonella

DOI
10.1515/crpm-2021-0057
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022082014060495181531
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Beteiligte

  • Cicinelli, Rossana
  • Cicinelli, Ettore
  • Crupano, Francesco
  • Vinciguerra, Marina
  • Lamanna, Bruno
  • Vimercati, Antonella

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