Ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancy: A case report

Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

True incidence of uterine anomalies is not known. Mullerian duct anomalies occur in 2-3% of all women but can be as high as 10–15% while the incidence of unicornuate uterus is 0.4%. Unicornuate uterus with Rudimentary horn is found when one mullerian duct fails to elongate while other develops normally. In class II American Fertility society Classification Unicornuate uterus associated with horn is divided into communicating and non - communicating type. Although the percentage of Rudimentary horn pregnancy is rare, the risk of maternal morbidity & mortality is high

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Amod Mahajani, Preeti Mahajani

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Amod Mahajani, Preeti Mahajani (2017). Ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancy: A case report. Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology, 3(1), 57-58. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-259681