title: Non-communicating rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy.
abstract: Pregnancy in a non-communicating rudimentary horn is an extremely rare form of ectopic gestation. The rudimentary horn may or may not communicate with the uterine cavity with the majority of cases being non-communicating. The patient exhibits features of acute abdomen and carries a high risk of maternal death. Even modern scans remain elusive whereas laparatomy remains the confirmatory procedure for the diagnosis. Because of the varied muscular constitution in the thickness and distensibility of the wall of the rudimentary horn, pregnancy is accommodated for a variable period of gestation. Here, we report three cases of pregnancy in a non-communicating rudimentary horn of the uterus in different periods of gestation, their outcome and a review of the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. drindira@hotmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult