Full-term extrauterine abdominal pregnancy with healthy newborn: a case report and review of the literature

  • Authors

    • Mohammed Elkhair Bashir
    • Awad Alawad University of Medical Sciences and Technology
    2014-11-30
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v2i2.3778
  • Abdominal Pregnancy, Ectopic, Live Baby, Placenta.

  • Abstract

    Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy with very high morbidity and mortality for both the mother and the fetus. Diagnosis and management can pose some difficulties especially in low-resource centers. High index of suspicion is vital in making prompt diagnosis in such situations. A case of abdominal pregnancy that resulted in a live healthy newborn at a Regional Hospital in Somalia is presented.

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    Bashir, M. E., & Alawad, A. (2014). Full-term extrauterine abdominal pregnancy with healthy newborn: a case report and review of the literature. International Journal of Medicine, 2(2), 91-93. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v2i2.3778

    Received date: 2014-10-31

    Accepted date: 2014-11-24

    Published date: 2014-11-30