Rupture of Gravid Bicornuate Uterus as a Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: A Case Report
Rupture of Gravid Bicornuate Uterus
Keywords:
Gravid bicornuate uterus, Rudimentary horn, Primigravida, Acute abdomenAbstract
Pregnancy in rudimentary horn of uterus is a rare and fatal complication of mullerian duct anomaly. We report one such female presenting with acute abdomen and amenorrhea to highlight the importance of keeping this in differential diagnosis of acute abdomen of women of child bearing age. [Garg Ch NJIRM 2015; 6(1):114-115]
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2. Nathan H, Sornum A. Diagnosis and management of a ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancy in a low-resource setting. BMJ Case Rep. 2013.
3. Reichman D, Laufer MR, Robinson BK. Pregnancy outcomes in unicornuate uteri: a review. Fertility and sterility. 2009; 91(5): 1886-94.
4. Elyan A, Saeed M. Mullarian duct anamolies: clinical aoncept. ASJOG.2004; 1: 11-20.
5. Sfar E, Zine S, Bourghida S, Bettaieb A, Chelli H. Pregnancy in a rudimentary uterine horn: main clinical forms. 5 cases. Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet. 1994; 89:21-6.
6. Kore S, Pandole A, Akolekar R, Vaidya N, Ambiye VR. Rupture of left horn of bicornuate uterus at twenty weeks of gestation. J Postgrad Med. 2000; 46:39-40.
7. Rackow BW, Arici A. Reproductive performance of women with müllerian anomalies. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2007; 19(3):229-37.
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2018-01-09
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Agarwal, A., Agarwal, K., Garg, C., & Gupta, S. (2018). Rupture of Gravid Bicornuate Uterus as a Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: A Case Report: Rupture of Gravid Bicornuate Uterus. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 6(1), 113–114. Retrieved from http://nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/869
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