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Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9886551 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3566
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Reprod ISSN: 0268-1161 Impact factor: 6.918