Feticide followed by successful removal of pregnancy products in early abdominal pregnancy.
Patient presented with an acute abdomen at 18 weeks gestation. Ultrasound and CT scan confirmed single extra uterine gestation. Considering the maternal hazards associated with surgical removal of viable abdominal pregnancy feticide was performed with ultrasound guided intracardial injection of KCl solution. Ten days after the procedure successful removal of pregnancy was achieved with no intra or post operative complications.
Qureshi
R N
RN
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
Chaudhuary
N
N
Rizvi
I
I
Afzal
M
M
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000628:therapy