Ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancy at sixteen weeks
Pregnancy in a non-communicating rudimentary horn is very difficult to diagnose before it ruptures, leading to life -threatening intraperitoneal hemorrhage. A 22-year-old second gravida patient presented at the Emergency Center of the University Clinical Center of Kosova with a 16-week history of am...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association 2010-09, Vol.11 (3), p.165-167 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Pregnancy in a non-communicating rudimentary horn is very difficult to diagnose before it ruptures, leading to life -threatening intraperitoneal hemorrhage. A 22-year-old second gravida patient presented at the Emergency Center of the University Clinical Center of Kosova with a 16-week history of amenorrhea and acute onset of severe abdominal pain. She was resuscitated and taken for an emergency laparotomy under general anesthesia. Intraoperatively, there was a massive hemoperitoneum with a ruptured right rudimentary horn Given their rarity, ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancies are of interest. |
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ISSN: | 1309-0399 1309-0380 |
DOI: | 10.5152/jtgga.2010.28 |