Uterine Scar Dehiscence Associated with Misoprostol Cervical Priming for Surgical Abortion: A Case Report.

Background: Cervical priming prior to pregnancy termination is a common treatment. Both osmotic agents such as laminaria and Dilapan or pharmacologic agents such as misoprostol and mifepristone have been used for this purpose.

Case: A 30-year-old patient with a previous cesarean delivery was undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy at 13 weeks' gestation for a lethal fetal malformation.