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1 Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Dhyari, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Assistant Professor, OBGY dept.
2 Dr. D. Y.Patil Medical College, Pimpri ,Pune, Maharashtra, India, Professor and Unit Head, OBGY dept.
3Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Dhyari, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Professor and Unit Head, OBGY dept.
*Corresponding Author: Aparna Sasane, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Dhyari, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Assistant Professor, OBGY dept.
Citation: Aparna Sasane, Dr Vidya Gaikwad, Dr Shilpa Chaudhari. Rudimentary Horn Pregnancy – An Overview, J. Clinical and Medical Case Reports and Reviews, V (2)I(1).
Copyright: 2022 Aparna Sasane. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Received: January 13, 2022 | Accepted: January 26, 2022 | Published: January 28, 2022
Abstract
Pregnancy in rudimentary horn is rare and carries a grave consequence to the mother and the fetus. It can be difficult to diagnose clinically and even with diagnostic images. Early diagnosis of this uterine anomaly is essential before pregnancy if possible or in the first trimester. Therefore, location of pregnancy and detection of uterine malformation is essential. Understanding the sonographic appearance of early pregnancy in a non-communicating rudimentary horn is important and can be lifesaving.
Keywords: Rudimentary; horn pregnancy; malformation
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Introduction
The incidence of mullerian duct malformation in the general population is estimated to be 4.3% while that of unicornuate uterus is about 0.4%1,2. Mullerian anomalies were classified in 1979 by Buttram and Gibbson and further revised by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine in 1988. Rudimentary horn pregnancy occurs in approximately 1/760,000 to 1/150,000 pregnancies3, 4. 72-85% of the rudimentary horns are non-communicating with the cavity5. Unicornuate uterus is a type 2 classifications with unilateral hypoplasia or agenesis that can be further sub classified into 4 variants, according to the criteria from the American Fertility Society5. Isolated unicornuate uteruses are the most common type, with a reported frequency of 35%. When a rudimentary horn is present, in 33
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