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Retrodesviación uterina - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Retroversión del útero; Mala posición del útero; Útero ladeado; Útero inclinado

Definición:

Ocurre cuando el útero (matriz) de una mujer se inclina hacia atrás en vez de hacia delante. Comúnmente se denomina "útero ladeado."

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La retrodesviación uterina es común y es la posición uterina normal en aproximadamente el 20% de todas las mujeres.

El debilitamiento de los ligamentos pélvicos asociados con la menopausia puede causar esta afección en mujeres que previamente no tenían esta retrodesviación uterina.

El agrandamiento del útero, ya sea como resultado de un embarazo o de un tumor, también puede llevar a que se presente la retrodesviación.

El tejido cicatricial en la pelvis (adherencias pélvicas) también puede sostener el útero en una posición de retroflexión. Dicha cicatrización puede ser el resultado de:

Anatomía reproductiva femenina

Útero

Reviewed last on: 9/11/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Lentz GM. Differential diagnosis of major gynecologic problems by age group: vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, pelvic mass. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 8.

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