Successful Delivery Following Prior Bicornuate Uterine Rupture A Case Report
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2020
Publication Title
Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Volume
65
Issue
6
First page number:
361
Last page number:
364
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bicornuate uterine rupture is rare, with only a handful of cases being reported. We found no documented case of successful subsequent pregnancy after rupture of a bicornuate uterus. CASE: A 33-year-old woman, G3P0020, at 16 weeks’ gestation initially presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with a ruptured left uterine horn. Emergent surgical repair was performed. Soon after, the patient became pregnant in the “new” uterine cavity. After extensive counseling, she elected to continue with the pregnancy. She was closely monitored and delivered a viable infant at 34 weeks’ gestation via cesarean section. CONCLUSION: Bicornuate uterine rupture is an uncommon event. Our case showed that close observation could be a viable option.
Keywords
Bicornuate uterus; Mullerian anomalies; Spontaneous uterine rupture; Uterine rupture
Disciplines
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Surgery
Language
English
Repository Citation
Endo, T.,
Hilton, A.,
Planinic, P.,
Doyle, N.
(2020).
Successful Delivery Following Prior Bicornuate Uterine Rupture A Case Report.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 65(6),
361-364.