Laparoscopic Management of Rudimentary Uterine Horn Pregnancy: Case Report and Literature Review

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy in the rudimentary uterine horn is an extremely rare clinical condition. Treatment includes surgical removal of the rudimentary horn. METHODS: A rudimentary horn pregnancy was reported that occurred after intrauterine insemination. Similar cases treated with laparoscopic surger...

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Autores principales: Sönmezer, Murat, Taskin, Salih, Atabekogğlu, Cem, Güngör, Mete, Ünlü, Cihat
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2006
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212904
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Pregnancy in the rudimentary uterine horn is an extremely rare clinical condition. Treatment includes surgical removal of the rudimentary horn. METHODS: A rudimentary horn pregnancy was reported that occurred after intrauterine insemination. Similar cases treated with laparoscopic surgery reported in the peer-reviewed journals were reviewed as well. RESULTS: Pregnancy in the right rudimentary horn of 6-weeks gestational age was successfully treated with laparoscopic surgery. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopy is a feasible and safe method for treating rudimentary horn pregnancy.

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