title: Advanced abdominal pregnancy resulting from late uterine rupture.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Advanced abdominal pregnancy is rare, and one that occurs after uterine rupture with delivery of a viable fetus is exceptional.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multiparous patient was admitted at 29 weeks of gestation for conservative management of placenta previa. She complained of intermittent abdominal pain, but repeated assessment suggested that both the patient and the fetus were doing well. At 36 weeks, an abdominal pregnancy was diagnosed with radiological features suggestive of uterine rupture. Laparotomy was performed and a healthy infant was delivered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fetal viability was achieved in this case of abdominal pregnancy secondary to uterine rupture after close maternal and fetal surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. norzila@mail.hukm.ukm.my
authors.forename: Norzilawati M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Naim
authors.forename: Shuhaila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Harlina H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Siraj
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Zaleha A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Mahdy
authors.forename: Zainul Rashid M
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Razi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery