title: Obstetric outcome after failed termination of pregnancy--a report of two cases.
abstract: Unsuccessful therapeutic abortion resulting in continued viability of the fetus is rare. No case of a live birth after unsuccessful vacuum curettage has been published. We report two cases with persistent pregnancies after failed termination, with outcomes complicated by premature rupture of membranes and preterm delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School 02215, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ricciotti
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Calayag
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ludmir
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn