Case Report

Early diagnosis of rudimentary horn pregnancy and its excision by laparoscopy: Case Report

10.5505/tjod.2012.72677

  • Ahmet Mete Ergenoğlu
  • Ahmet Özgür Yeniel
  • Nuri Yıldırım
  • Sermet Sağol
  • İsmail Mete İtil

Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2012;9(1):77-79

Rudimentary horn is one of the mullerian canal anomalies, the probability of rudimentary horn pregnancy is between 1/76000 and 1/150000. Usually, it is diagnosed after the rupture. In this case report, a patient who had a cesarean section before and who had an early diagnosis of rudimentary horn pregnancy in the eighth pregnancy week is mentioned. The rudimentary horn is excised by laparoscopy in this patient.

Keywords: Rudimentary horn, mullerian anomaly, laparoscopy\r\n