Abdominal pregnancy with live birth in the third trimester
- Authors: Mochalova M.N.1, Galeeva A.I.1,2, Akhmetova E.S.1, Kustova A.A.2, Nikolaeva E.Y.2, Khaven T.V.2
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Affiliations:
- Chita State Medical Academy
- Zabaikalsky Regional Perinatal Center
- Issue: Vol 12, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 370-376
- Section: Clinical case reports
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2313-8726/article/view/350250
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/aog646559
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/MJOLOA
- ID: 350250
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Abstract
Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, accounting for 0.1% of all pregnancies. This condition is associated with unfavorable outcomes due to the difficulty of diagnosis and the lack of standardized management strategies. This article describes a case of abdominal pregnancy resulting in live birth. The patient had been under antenatal observation from the early stages of pregnancy. Routine ultrasound examinations performed at standard gestational ages described a developmental anomaly (bicornuate uterus) as well as signs of placenta previa. In accordance with clinical routing, the patient stayed in a tertiary obstetric hospital from week 33 of gestation. On day 7 of inpatient care, she complained of girdle-like, dull epigastric pain and nausea. Instrumental and clinical-laboratory assessment established an additional diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in incomplete remission. The patient was transferred to a multidisciplinary regional clinical hospital. The next day, a follow-up obstetric ultrasound revealed a decrease in the amniotic fluid index to 0 mm. Considering the absolute oligohydramnios, complete placenta previa, and placenta accreta, urgent cesarean delivery was performed. Intraoperatively, the diagnosis of abdominal pregnancy was established. A live preterm female infant was delivered.
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Marina N. Mochalova
Chita State Medical Academy
Email: marina.mochalova@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5941-0181
SPIN-code: 1068-3570
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor
Russian Federation, 39а Gorkogo st, Chita, 672000Anna I. Galeeva
Chita State Medical Academy; Zabaikalsky Regional Perinatal Center
Author for correspondence.
Email: plotkina.ann@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8234-1797
SPIN-code: 7315-6341
Russian Federation, 39а Gorkogo st, Chita, 672000; Chita
Elena S. Akhmetova
Chita State Medical Academy
Email: akhmetlena@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6568-8905
SPIN-code: 7543-2483
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, 39а Gorkogo st, Chita, 672000Anna A. Kustova
Zabaikalsky Regional Perinatal Center
Email: kustovaa@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1636-6440
Russian Federation, Chita
Ekaterina Yu. Nikolaeva
Zabaikalsky Regional Perinatal Center
Email: nikola.ekaterina@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-4428-980X
Russian Federation, Chita
Tatyana V. Khaven
Zabaikalsky Regional Perinatal Center
Email: t_khaven@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-5335-7494
Russian Federation, Chita
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