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Asherman's syndrome (AS) is an acquired uterine condition that occurs when scar tissue forms inside the uterus and/or the cervix. [1] It is characterized by variable scarring inside the uterine cavity, where in many cases the front and back walls of the uterus stick to one another.
Complications of abdominal surgery include, but are not limited to: Adhesions (also called scar tissue): complications of postoperative adhesion formation are frequent, they have a large negative effect on patients’ health, and increase workload in clinical practice [1] Bleeding; Infection; Paralytic ileus: short-term paralysis of the bowel
Cervical canal widening can be temporarily achieved by the insertion of dilators into the cervix. If the stenosis is caused by scar tissue, a laser treatment can be used to vaporize the scarring. [5] Finally, the surgical enlargement of the cervical canal can be performed by hysteroscopic shaving of the cervical tissue. [6]
Some women spend up to 300 yuan ($43.44) for a 30 ml tube of silicone gel that promises to make their scars go away. Others opt for laser surgery costing 2,000 yuan for each centimeter of scar ...
60-70% of women after a cesarean section, 100% after 3rd cesarean section [1] A uterine niche , also known as a Cesarean scar defect or an isthmocele , is an indentation of the myometrium at the site of a cesarean section with a depth of at least 2 mm. [ 2 ]
A woman was rushed to the hospital after the wound from her cesarean section burst open five days after she gave birth to her first child in December 2011.
Kelly Hughes, 42, is the first woman to visibly highlight a c-section scar in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine.
An important risk factor for placenta accreta is placenta previa in the presence of a uterine scar. Placenta previa is an independent risk factor for placenta accreta. Additional reported risk factors for placenta accreta include maternal age and multiparity, other prior uterine surgery, prior uterine curettage, uterine irradiation, endometrial ablation, Asherman syndrome, uterine leiomyomata ...