Open AccessA successfully managed spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy
Author(s) -
Adeyemi Adebola Okunowo,
Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade,
Ayodeji Kayode Adefemi,
Fatimah Murtazha Habeebu-Adeyemi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.186302
Subject(s) - heterotopic pregnancy , medicine , pregnancy , ectopic pregnancy , gestation , presentation (obstetrics) , obstetrics , spontaneous conception , second trimester , salpingectomy , fertility , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is a very rare and fatal condition that could result in significant maternal morbidity and mortality if prompt diagnosis and appropriate interventions are not instituted at the right time. Unfortunately, this life-threatening condition may be easily misdiagnosed in early pregnancy due to its rarity, vague clinical presentation and the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy which may confuse an inexperienced clinician. The aim of management is to excise the ectopic gestation while preserving the intrauterine pregnancy, if alive. We present a case of spontaneous HP that had complete excision of the ectopic gestation and a live delivery of the intrauterine pregnancy at term.