title: A case of rudimentary horn pregnancy diagnosed after failed attempts at pregnancy termination.
abstract: We report a case of rudimentary horn pregnancy at 12 weeks gestation with fetal demise misdiagnosed ultrasonographically as an intrauterine pregnancy in a private clinic. The patient was referred to a tertiary care hospital after failed attempts at terminating her pregnancy. A definitive diagnosis was made with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before uterine rupture ensued. Excision of the rudimentary horn and the ipsilateral fallopian tube was carried out by laparotomy. Failure to terminate pregnancy after several attempts should alert the physician about the possibility of a uterine anomaly and a pelvic MRI scan may help in the diagnosis of a suspected rudimentary horn pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Turkgeldi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tekiner
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Seckin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yucel
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery