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Rupture of Non-communicating Rudimentary Horn of Unicornuate Uterus with Pregnancy

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Unicornuate uterus with a non-communicating horn is a rare anomaly and even rarer pregnancy in its non-communicating horn. The incidence of pregnancy in the non-communicating horn is 1 in 76,000 to 1 in 150,000. Due to non-compliant uterine musculature in the non-communicating horn, it is prone to rupture in cases of pregnancy. The rupture occurs usually in the second trimester. We describe a case which presented with the rupture of non-communicating horn with live fetus inside it. The present case had a 22 week fetus floating in the peritoneal cavity following the rupture of non-communicating horn with normal other uterine horn.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190010, India

    Yassar Shiekh

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190011, India

    Mohd Ilyas

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190011, India

    Insha Khan

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Shiekh, Y., Ilyas, M. & Khan, I. Rupture of Non-communicating Rudimentary Horn of Unicornuate Uterus with Pregnancy. J. Fetal Med. 5, 201–203 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40556-018-0172-4

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