The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of macroscopic deciduosis found randomly in Cesarean sections and the secondary objective to determine the association with any obstetrical complications or adverse effects.
Ectopic decidua or deciduosis is defined as the extrauterine location of decidual tissue and can occur in the cervix, vagina and various abdominal organs like the ovary omentum, appendix, peritoneum, the pelvic lymph nodes. Other rare sites with deciduosis include the kidneys , the lungs and even the skin . Decidualization is a physiologic process during pregnancy, under the influence of ovarian and placental steroid secretion, with total involution in the four to six week post partum period.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
31
Deciduosis is a benign lesion during pregnancy that is not correlated with obstetrical complications. Our study has shown that this physiological phenomenon is more frequent that originally thought, being present in 10% of the Cesarean sections, and is associated with abdominal pain during pregnancy.
Hôpital NOVO
Cergy-Pontoise, France
All cases of cesarean section.
The purpose of this study is to measure the number of participants who developed macroscopic decidosis in caesareans.
Time frame: During cesarean section.
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