Abdominal pregnancy-a case report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20213497Keywords:
Abdominal pregnancy, Laparotomy, Placenta previa, Serum beta HcgAbstract
Abdominal pregnancy is a rare obstetric complication with high maternal mortality and even higher perinatal mortality, and it can be primary or secondary with the latter being the most common type. This is a case of abdominal pregnancy in gravida 2, para 0+1 women admitted to the hospital with h/o amenorrhoea for two and a half months, with the chief complaints of pain abdomen for one week which was severe that day for which she attended emergency. Ultrasonography revealed a single live intra uterine pregnancy with a solid retro gestational sac collection, with a CRL of 11W3D. She was initially managed conservatively. Surgical intervention became necessary on day 9th when with the rising fundal height and drop in Hb levels, under general anaesthesia.
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