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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 12:2021:8829053.
doi: 10.1155/2021/8829053. eCollection 2021.

Rupture of Rudimentary Horn Pregnancy at 16 Weeks of Gestation

Hanane Houmaid  1   2 , Abderraouf Hilali  2   3
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Rupture of Rudimentary Horn Pregnancy at 16 Weeks of Gestation

Hanane Houmaid et al. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

Pregnancy in the rudimentary horn is rare and a life-threatening. Rupture of pregnant rudimentary horn in the second trimester is a usual presentation. Early diagnosis and fast management are necessary to decrease the mortality and the morbidity of this pathological entity. This report confirms the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of the pregnant rudimentary horn. An emergency laparotomy was taken, and ruptured right rudimentary horn was diagnosed. A hemi-hysterectomy was carried out. The patient's postoperative follow-up was uneventful, and she left the hospital 5 days after.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Empty uterus with right uterine lateral mass containing a fetus without cardiac activity.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Peritoneal effusion of great abundance.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Ruptured rudimentary horn with placenta and fallopian tube ipsilateral.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Ruptured rudimentary horn at the right side.
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Figure 5
The stillborn fetus was male at 16 weeks of gestation, apparently normal.
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