FULL-TERM EXTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY WITH LIVING CHILD

Full Term Intra-abdominal Pregnancy with Living Mother and Child *

Abdominal pregnancy is such an unusual occurrence, especially when both mother and child survive, that a report of such a case is warranted. Schumann4 calculated that ectopic pregnancy of all types occurred once in 303 pregnancies in Philadelphia during the year 1918 and once in 268 pregnancies in New York Lying-in Hospital. Mall3 directed particular attention to the fact that the fetus while s...

Full-term extrauterine abdominal pregnancy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Extrauterine abdominal pregnancy is extremely rare and is frequently missed during antenatal care. This is a report of a full-term extrauterine abdominal pregnancy in a primigravida who likely had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy with secondary implantation and subsequently delivered a healthy baby. CASE PRESENTATION A 23-year-old, Middle Eastern, primigravida presented at 14 weeks g...

Full-term abdominal extrauterine pregnancy complicated by post-operative ascites with successful outcome: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Advanced abdominal (extrauterine) pregnancy is a rare condition with high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Because the placentation in advanced abdominal pregnancy is presumed to be inadequate, advanced abdominal pregnancy can be complicated by pre-eclampsia, which is another condition with high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis and ...

Extrauterine abdominal pregnancy

Diagnostic Criteria in Extrauterine Pregnancy

Introduction Ectopic pregnancy is characterized by implantation of an embryo outside the uterine cavity and usually is located in the distal portion of the fallopian tube. The common triade of symptoms includes: abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding and amenorrhea. The ectopic pregnancy is still considered an important cause of death in the first trimester of pregnancy, for this reason a rapid and a...