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Rudimentary horn pregnancy associated with pre‐eclampsia
Author(s) -
Emembolu J.O.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90825-4
Subject(s) - french horn , pregnancy , eclampsia , gestation , obstetrics , medicine , complication , distension , uterus , surgery , biology , endocrinology , psychology , pedagogy , genetics
The unusual association of pre‐eclampsia with a pregnancy in the rudimentary horn of the uterus in a multigravid patient is reported. The infrequent development of rudimentary horn pregnancy beyond the twentieth week of gestation may explain the rarity of this complication. The possible effect of rapid distension of the rudimentary horn with exposure of the myometrial surface to overwhelming fetal antigenic proteins may be of relevance in the development of pre‐eclampsia in this case.