Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn with fetal salvage

A Case Report of Rupture of Pregnant Rudimentary Uterine Horn

“…4 Since then there have been reported two successful deliveries of two live infants, 7,8 for a total of eight liveborn babies, of which three were considered abdominal pregnancies secondary to rupture. In all cases, the diagnosis was made postoperatively.…”

“…7 Severe dysmenorrhea is a common symptom before pregnancy, due to retrograde menstruation 2 from the rudimentary noncommunicating horn; endometriosis will result and this may "gum up" the function of the obstructed horn. 1,11 Pregnancy at a young age may have protected this lady from developing endometriosis.…”

Pregnancy in a Non‐communicating, Rudimentary Uterine Horn

“…A few progress to term inside the rudimentary horn, mostly as lithopedion, while the total fetal salvage, including intrauterine as well as secondarily abdominal pregnancies. stands at approximately 2 per cent (2,3,6).…”

“…Genital malformations with partial or total occlusion, will after menarche give a clinical picture of amenorrhea with hematocolpos/metra/salpinx, or dysmenorrhea, often of a severe kind. The dysmenorrhea typical of genital malformations is a primary, progressive one, quite resistant t o therapy, and not lessened by parity (2,7,8,10). The symptomatology is worsened by the increased incidence of pelvic endometriosis that develops secondarily, and is less severe when it coincides with oligomenorrhea, due to a slower build-up of menstrual products (8,10).…”