Successful expectant management of an abdominal pregnancy diagnosed at 14 weeks

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2008 Dec;21(12):917-20. doi: 10.1080/14767050802353556.

Abstract

A rare case of abdominal pregnancy, diagnosed by ultrasound at 14 weeks' gestation, was managed conservatively resulting in the delivery of a viable infant at 32 weeks who survived. Details of the natural history, subsequent pregnancy course and perinatal and maternal outcomes in this case are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Small for Gestational Age
  • Live Birth*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography