title: Rupture of pregnant rudimentary uterine horn with fetal salvage.
abstract: Pregnancy in a rudimentary uterine horn is rare and is usually associated with fetal death and serious maternal morbidity or mortality. A case is presented of such a pregnancy associated with a high maternal serum alpha feto-protein presenting as an acute emergency at 29 weeks' gestation resulting in fetal salvage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Greenwich District Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins