Rupture of pregnancy in the communicating rudimentary uterine horn at 34 weeks.

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  • A Elsayegh
  • E C Nwosu
چکیده

Pregnancy in the rudimentary horn is rare and represents a form of ectopic gestation. Despite advances in ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis remains elusive, with confirmatory diagnosis being made at laparotomy. Because of variable muscular constitution of the wall of the rudimentary horn, pregnancy can be accommodated until late in pregnancy, when rupture occurs manifesting commonly as acute abdomen with high risk of maternal mortality. The rudimentary horn may or may not communicate with the uterine cavity with majority of cases being non-communicating. We present a case of pregnancy in the communicating horn that was difficult to diagnose which ruptured at 34 weeks and a review of literature.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Human reproduction

دوره 13 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998