Premium
A malformed fetus in a rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy
Author(s) -
Has R.,
Ermis H.,
Yildirim A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00207.x
Subject(s) - medicine , uterine horns , french horn , obstetrics , fetus , pregnancy , unicornuate uterus , gynecology , uterus , acoustics , genetics , physics , biology
We present a case of a 13‐week pregnancy with a malformed fetus in a ruptured, non‐communicating rudimentary horn. The patient, a 21‐year‐old woman with pelvic and right‐sided abdominal pain, was admitted to the gynecology clinic of our institution. A ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancy was diagnosed by ultrasonography. The fetus in the gestation sac showed evisceration of the liver and intestines and an absent left femur. There was an amniotic band extending across the body of the fetus. The ruptured horn was excised by laparotomy. The factors associated with rudimentary horn pregnancy and related fetal abnormalities are discussed. Copyright © 2000 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology