Affiliation:
1. Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Scanning Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Abstract
Ultrasound assessment of the postpartum uterus has a significant role to play in the evaluation of a large proportion of symptomatic puerperal women. Often the imaging modality of choice for excluding retained placental tissue, correct application of postpartum ultrasound could enable more accurate identification of women requiring surgical intervention, with consequent reduction in patient morbidity and clinical workload. This article aims to review the current understanding and application of ultrasound in the puerperium and evaluate the current evidence investigating the physiological and pathological findings of the postpartum uterus and its contents.
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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