title: Advanced abdominal pregnancy--a diagnostic and management dilemma.
abstract: Advanced abdominal pregnancy is a complex condition demanding challenging management. High index of suspicion may reduce the diagnostic error. Management varies from patient to patient. Expectant management is a feasible option in a well-equipped tertiary care hospital in case of alive viable fetuses. This evidence-based report describes the author's experience of managing a series of advanced abdominal pregnancies at 24 weeks or more of gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan. whcg82@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nasira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tasnim
authors.forename: Ghazala
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahmud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal