Article: The post-cesarean section symptomatic bladder flap hematoma: A modern reappraisal

Abstract

The bladder-flap hematoma (BFH) is an unusual complication of the cesarean section (CS) performed by Misgaw Ladach method or Stark CS (performed without peritoneal closure) and it is an usual event after the visceral peritoneal closure performed during the traditional method. A BFH is generally thought of as a blood collection located in a space placed between the bladder and lower uterine segment (LUS), called vescico-uterine space. If, during a Stark CS, pathological fluid collections arise in this space by uterine suture bleeding, these decant into the large peritoneal cavity causing a hemoperitoneum. This last complication can be easily and accurately detectable by ...

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