Abstract
Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn is a rarely encountered form of ectopic pregnancy and is often an emergent situation because of the risk of rupture of the horn. A 31-year-old gravida 3 para 1 woman with 7 to 8 weeks’ gestational age was found to have a viable pregnancy in a rudimentary noncommunicating horn of a unicornuate uterus. She elected termination of the pregnancy via local intracardiac lidocaine and intra-amniotic methotrexate injections. Subsequent removal of the rudimentary horn was necessary to prevent recurrence. Because of the risk of rupture, the diagnosis and management of an ectopic pregnancy in a rudimentary horn can be emergent.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 623-626 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Osteopathic Association |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Rudimentary horn
- Unicornuate uterus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Complementary and alternative medicine