Successful pregnancy in an adolescent woman with a communicating double uterine anomaly.
BACKGROUND
Women with communicating double uterine anomalies are at increased risk for obstetric complications, including early pregnancy loss, preterm delivery, and breech presentation. We present the pregnancy of a woman with a previously diagnosed communicating double uterine anomaly.


METHODS
An 18-yr-old white female with a previous diagnosis at age 11 of a communicating double uterus, double cervix, and obstructed left hemivagina was followed during the course of her pregnancy. She experienced no complications until 36 6/7 weeks, when she was found to have signs and symptoms of mild preeclampsia. The fetus was in a breech presentation and a cesarean section was performed. Two hemiuteri were identified intraoperatively. The communication was not visualized. A viable male infant was delivered without complications.


CONCLUSIONS
This patient represents only the sixth report of successful pregnancy in a woman with a Toaff type 5A communicating uterine anomaly.
Savitski
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614-0569, USA.
Olsen
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D000293:Adolescent; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*