FREQUENCY OF POST CESAREAN SECTION COMPLICATIONS ON ULTRASONOGRAPHY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Background: Cesarean delivery – also known as C-section or cesarean section – is the surgical delivery of a baby. It involves one incision in the mother’s abdomen and another in the uterus. 95% of women who underwent C-section have higher chances of miscarriage (report in journal NIHR). Objective: To revise the current literature about the frequency of post C-section complications incidentally found on ultrasound and the accuracy and efficacy of ultrasound in such cases. Methods: An electronic database search was performed (Google Scholar, PubMed, science direct) with the data range 1985- 2020. All studies fully available in English, assessing the complications of Csection sonographically. Results: sixteen articles were found regarding post cesarean section complications on the gray-scale and color Doppler transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound imaging. It has been estimated that women who delivered through Csection were 80% more likely to have complications than those who delivered vaginally. Conclusion: All the possible complications re-evaluated. Ultrasound is the modality of choice due to its low cost, quick and non-invasive nature. Post Csection complications can be evaluated by using trans-vaginal ultrasonography due to its higher sensitivity in detecting infections, fluids, hematoma or any other masses. Keyword Ultrasound examination, post C-section, complication