Puerperal Inversion of the Uterus in Nepal: Case Reports and Review of Literature

Retrospective study of 6 cases of puerperal inversion of the uterus is being presented from 1975 to 1995 and a review of literature for 20 years of the period 1975–1995 has been summarised. In the present series, one case with acute puerperal inversion of uterus were treated by manual reposition, 2 cases of chronic puerperal inversion of uterus was treated surgically by Kustner's vaginal approach. Two cases with subacute puerperal inversion of uterus, 1 case of chronic puerperal inversion were treated by Haultain and Huntington method. Out of 241 cases of uterine inversion obtained from review of literature for last 20 years, 229 (95%) constituted puerperal and 12 (5%) were non puerperal inversions. Among puerperal inversions, 191 (83.4%) cases were of acute type and only 6 (2.62%) cases were of subacute variety. The chronic puerperal inversion constituted 32 (13.9%). Out of 63 cases of uterine inversions in India, maternal deaths were reported as 6 (9.5%) but there was no maternal death in the present series.