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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 2;2024(4):rjae210.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae210. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Successful management of prolonged abdominal pregnancy in low-resource setting: a case report

Cátia Samajo Zita  1 , Gonzalo Gonzáles Villa  1 , Eduardo Matediana  1 , Pita Tomás  1 , Damiano Pizzol  2 , Lee Smith  3
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Successful management of prolonged abdominal pregnancy in low-resource setting: a case report

Cátia Samajo Zita et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy and represents the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester. In developing countries early diagnosis, necessary for favorable outcomes, is often unavailable and women are often not aware of possible conditions and associated complications. Moreover, access to sexual and reproductive health services and antenatal care are limited in such settings. Finally, management options are restricted and often performed in emergency with higher risk of complications and mortality. We report here a 33-year-old woman presenting a 41 weeks abdominal pregnancy successfully managed in a low-resource setting.

Keywords: case report; ectopic pregnancy; low-resource setting; prolonged pregnancy.

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Live newborn after prolonged abdominal pregnancy (A), placenta adhesions to the left annex of the uterus (B), and adnexectomy (C).
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