title: Unusual cases of cervical pregnancy and secondary abdominal pregnancy.
abstract: A 22-year-old lady, 3rd gravida presented with discomfort in the lower abdomen and bleeding per vagina following 6 months amenorrhoea. USG of abdomen showed single dead foetus of 21 weeks gestation occupying in the cervical region, endometrial cavity was empty. On laparotomy, cervical region was seen enlarged and distended and over which body of uterus lied. After bilateral internal iliac artery ligation, vertical incision was made over the body of the uterus and cervical region. During the removal of foetal parts and placenta from the cervical region, there was severe haemorrhage for which immediate total hysterectomy was necessitated. In another case, a 28-year-old primigravida was admitted to the hospital with the complaints of abdominal pain at 34 weeks of gestation and she gave history of recurrent pain abdomen throughout pregnancy. USG of abdomen showed a suspected case of secondary abdominal pregnancy. Immediate laparotomy was done and after making a transverse incision over the gestation sac, a live foetus was delivered. A bulky uterus was visible behind the gestation sac and placenta was seen situated,over a part of sigmoid colon and the greatvessels. To see the location of placenta, a part of it got separated spontaneously and severe bleeding started which could not be properly controlled. She received 9 units of blood transfusion but ultimately died. The weight of the baby was 1.9 kg and it had talipes equinovarus. Baby was discharged after 5 days in good condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura.
authors.forename: Arati
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bhadra
authors.forename: Rajendra Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Modhusudan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery