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Elevated Serum Alpha Fetoprotein and Normal Liquor Alpha Fetoprotein Values in Association with an Abdominal Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Jackson Simon,
Hollingworth Tony,
Macpherson Marion
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02399.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pregnancy , amniocentesis , pregnancy , obstetrics , bicornuate uterus , gynecology , caesarean section , uterus , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , genetics , biology
Summary: A case report is described in which abdominal pregnancy was misdiagnosed by ultrasound scanning as a pregnancy within a horn of a bicornuate uterus. Two serum alpha fetoprotein (SAFP) results were greatly elevated and an amniocentesis was performed, the liquor alpha fetoprotein (LAFP) and karyotype were normal. Elective Caesarean section was performed at 38 weeks for a persistent transverse lie and an abdominal pregnancy was found. The outcome was excellent for both the mother and child. This is the first reported case of amniocentesis and measurement of LAFP in an abdominal pregnancy and confirms abdominal pregnancy as a rare cause of an elevated SAFP.