Rare Cause of Pain in Abdomen in Second Trimester Pregnancy

Abstract

Uterine dehiscence in pregnancy is a rare life-threatening complication. It mainly occurs in third trimester of pregnancy or during labor, especially in previously scarred uterus. It is rarely seen during the second trimester. Uterine dehiscence is referred to the process of gradual myometrial rupture without disruption of overlying uterine serosa in a pre-existing scar. The fetus, placenta, and umbilical cord are within the uterine cavity.