Hydrocephalic fetus in an abdominal pregnancy.
We present an unusual case of an abortion at 20 weeks elected after a diagnosis of fetal hydrocephalus and spina bifida. Unsuccessful attempts at abortion with prostaglandin suppositories ultimately led to a diagnosis of abdominal pregnancy. This is the first reported case of an abdominal pregnancy discovered during an abortion that was elected because of an anomaly identified by ultrasound.
D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D011458:Prostaglandins E