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Diagnosis and management of a heterotopic pregnancy and ruptured rudimentary uterine horn

BACKGROUND: Heterotopic pregnancies implanted in a rudimentary uterine horn account for 1 in 2–3 million gestations, and confer significant risk of morbidity due to uterine rupture and hemorrhage. CASE PRESENTATION: A 34-year-old nullipara presented with acute pelvic pain at 17 weeks of gestation wi...

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Autores principales: Brady, Paula C., Molina, Rose L., Muto, Michael G., Stapp, Brenna, Srouji, Serene S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30279994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40738-018-0051-7
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Heterotopic pregnancies implanted in a rudimentary uterine horn account for 1 in 2–3 million gestations, and confer significant risk of morbidity due to uterine rupture and hemorrhage. CASE PRESENTATION: A 34-year-old nullipara presented with acute pelvic pain at 17 weeks of gestation with dichorionic-diamniotic twins, one in each horn of an anomalous uterus first diagnosed in pregnancy as bicornuate. Three-dimensional ultrasound and MRI revealed myometrial disruption in the left rudimentary uterine horn, and the patient underwent an uncomplicated abdominal hemi-hysterectomy. Fourteen days later, an uncomplicated dilation and curettage was performed for a fetal anomaly in the remaining twin in the right unicornuate uterus. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the utility of magnetic resonance imaging and three-dimensional ultrasound in the assessment of myometrial integrity in a gravid patient with a heterotopic pregnancy and ruptured rudimentary uterine horn. This case demonstrates the importance of pre-pregnancy diagnosis and management of mullerian anomalies.