Rupture of noncommunicating rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy

dc.contributor.author	Δασκαλάκης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Πιλάλης, Αθανάσιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Λυκερίδου - Αβραμιώτη, Κατερίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Αντσακλής, Άρις	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-20T14:57:28Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10770
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00297844	en
dc.subject	Midwifery
dc.subject	Pregnancy
dc.subject	Risks
dc.subject	Diagnosis
dc.subject	Human embryo
dc.subject	Μαιευτική
dc.subject	Εγκυμοσύνη
dc.subject	Κίνδυνοι
dc.subject	Διάγνωση
dc.subject	Ανθρώπινο έμβρυο
dc.title	Rupture of noncommunicating rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Gynecology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
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heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02153-1
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2002-11
heal.bibliographicCitation	Daskalakis, G., Pilalis, A., Lykeridou, K. and Antsaklis, A. (2002) Rupture of noncommunicating rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy. "Obstetrics & Gynecology", 5 (2), p. 1108-1110. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029784402021531 [Accessed: 20/05/2015].	en
heal.abstract	BACKGROUND: We present a rare case of pregnancy in a noncommunicating rudimentary horn that ruptured at 20 weeks. CASE: A 30-year-old woman presented with a history of two spontaneous abortions. An ultrasound scan showed a bicornuate uterus, with one normal and one hypoplastic horn. Hysterosalpingography revealed a single uterine cavity with only one tube, suggesting a unicornuate uterus. Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy were recommended but declined. She presented again 2 months later at 7 weeks’ gestation. A single intrauterine pregnancy in the hypoplastic right horn was diagnosed. A transvaginal scan showed a single cervical canal in continuity with the left uterine horn, which led to the suspicion of a pregnancy in a rudimentary horn. The option of pregnancy termination was offered. A laparoscopy was repeatedly suggested but declined. Excision of a ruptured noncommunicating rudimentary horn and ipsilateral salpingectomy were performed after an emergency laparotomy at 20 weeks because of the sudden onset of abdominal pain and signs of shock. CONCLUSION: Although a rudimentary horn pregnancy had been suspected before the laparotomy, the patient presented as a clinical emergency. This report, like others, indicates that prompt diagnosis and immediate removal of the rudimentary horn is lifesaving.	en
heal.publisher	[ScienceDirect]	en
heal.journalName	Obstetrics & Gynecology	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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