title: Secondary abdominal pregnancy.
abstract: Advanced abdominal pregnancy is a rare event with a high fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. We present 3 cases of abdominal pregnancy seen at our hospital. The perinatal mortality was 100% with no maternal deaths. Literature has been reviewed and management of abdominal pregnancy is discussed. Awareness of this condition and its clinical features is important in preventing abdominal pregnancy related morbidity, mortality. Careful clinical examination coupled with investigatory aids like X-rays and ultrasound will clinch the diagnosis. Most of the patients require early laparotomy following diagnosis and the morbidity and mortality are high particularly for the fetus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pandiarajan
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajaram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis