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A RARE CASE OF TWIN GESTATION IN A NON-COMMUNICATING RUDIMENTARY HORN OF UNICORNUATE UTERUS

ANUSHA RAAJ ANANDAPADMANABAN

Abstract


Pregnancy in rudimentary horn is a rare
entity and carries grave consequences to
the mother 1. An incidence of 1 in
150000 pregnancies has been reported
in the literature. A rare case of diamniotic
twin gestation 14 wks in the noncommunicating
rudimentary horn of a
unicornuate uterus is reported in Institute
of Obstetrics Gynecology, Women Children
Hospital, Chennai. Patient presented
with vaginal bleeding. Early diagnosis
and prompt exploratory laparotomy,
where excision of the unruptured
rudimentary horn prevented maternal
mortality and morbidity.


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