Ruptured cornual pregnancy.
A case of ruptured cornual pregnancy is presented here. The patient presented with history of 30 weeks gestational amenorrhoea and pain in the lower abdomen and epigastrium for the last seven days. Ultrasound revealed a 29 weeks abdominal pregnancy with blood in the pelvic cavity. On laparotomy, there was a ruptured right cornual pregnancy, treated cornual resection and uterine repair. An alive male baby of one kg weight was delivered from the resected cornua of the uterus.
Hussain
Munawar
M
Department of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. dr_hussain@hotmail.com
Yasmeen
Haleema
H
Noorani
Khursheed
K
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography