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JIMSA › Vol 22 No 2 · April–June 2009

Case Report · pages 101–102

An Unusual Case of Abdominocyesis Following Early Fundal Rupture of Uterus

Purvita Dam, Dinesh Pathak, Sebanti Goswami, Sudhir Adhikari

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Purvita Dam, Dinesh Pathak, Sebanti Goswami, Sudhir Adhikari. An Unusual Case of Abdominocyesis Following Early Fundal Rupture of Uterus. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2009;22(2):101–102.

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Abdominocyesis is characterized by its morbid pathological process and fetal salvage. In this case, after a is exceedingly rare condition and prolonged period of amenorrhoea, the patient conceived; pregnancy, continued as a secondary abdominal pregnancy after fundal rupture and despite repeated sonology, the condition went undiagnosed. Laparotomy revealed an amniotic sac containing a healthy baby with precarious attachment of placenta and membranes within the peritoneal cavity. Supracervical hysterectomy was performed in view of the wide rupture of the fundus of the uterus. Healthy mother and son were discharged subsequently. Correspondence: Dr.

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