Prospects for increasing the chances of successful vaginal delivery in women with a scar on the uterus after cesarean section
- Authors: Kuznetsova N.B.1,2, Ilуasova G.M.1,2, Bushtyreva I.O.2, Pavlova N.G.3, Shatalov A.E.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Rostov State Medical University
- Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
- Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 15, No 3 (2024)
- Pages: 57-64
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/pediatr/article/view/277300
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/PED15357-64
- ID: 277300
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Abstract
The review is devoted to one of the pressing problems of modern obstetrics — the delivery of women with a uterine scar after cesarean section. A scar on the uterus can cause various complications during pregnancy and childbirth. One of the main problems is scar failure. Pregnant women with a uterine scar, even after one cesarean section, should be considered at high risk for the development of complications. Visual diagnostic methods, such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, can only detect anatomical defects. Predicting the viability of a uterine scar is based, first of all, on a thorough analysis of data on a previous cesarean section. The choice of delivery method for pregnant women with a uterine scar is determined by its viability. It is not just the anatomical consistency of the uterine scar that is important, but also the functional one. The review presents criteria for diagnosing failure of the uterine scar according to ultrasound examination, data on the relationship between the initial thickness of the residual myometrium in the first trimester of pregnancy and the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth. Considering that the functional viability of the uterine scar in subsequent pregnancies is largely determined by the course of reparative processes in the myometrium, especially the nature of angiogenesis, original studies are aimed at searching for diagnostic markers of the intensity of reparative angiogenesis. Generalization of existing knowledge about the possibilities of preclinical diagnosis of the consistency of the uterine scar will increase the number of vaginal births after cesarean section, reducing the number of abdominal births.
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Natalya B. Kuznetsova
Rostov State Medical University; Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Email: lauranb@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0342-8745
SPIN-code: 1804-5398
MD, PhD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor, Professor of the Center for Simulation Training, Rostov State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Chief Physician, Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-Don; Rostov-on-DonGulmira M. Ilуasova
Rostov State Medical University; Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Author for correspondence.
Email: gulmirka666@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-4673-7243
postgraduate student, Rostov State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation; obstetrician-gynecologist, Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-Don; Rostov-on-DonIrina O. Bushtyreva
Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Email: kio4@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9296-2271
SPIN-code: 5009-1565
Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Director, Professor
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-DonNatalia G. Pavlova
Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
Email: ngp05@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 5872-3651
PhD, Professor of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgAlexander E. Shatalov
Rostov State Medical University; Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Email: Shat1221@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8102-2460
SPIN-code: 8990-7010
postgraduate student, Rostov State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; obstetrician-gynecologist, Professor Bushyreva Clinic LLC
Russian Federation, Rostov-on-Don; Rostov-on-DonReferences
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