Clinical and Medical Case Reports

General Practitioner, Ain Al Khaleej Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Publications

• Case Report   
  Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy Rupture at 15 Weeks of Gestation in a Sudanese Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
  Author(s): Amgd Amar, Awad Osman*, Osman A. H. Osman, Monzir Ahmed, Omar Dafallah, Maab Osman, Majida Ahmed, Ahmed Hassan and Mohamed Yahia
  
  Interstitial ectopic pregnancy is rare and results in the embryo being implanted in the uterine tube's intramural region which is the most proximal part of the Fallopian tube inside the myometrium. 1-2% of pregnancies result in ectopic pregnancy and only 3-4% of ectopic pregnancies are interstitial. It has a significat risk of catastrophic hemorrhage from uterine rupture. The mortality rate for interstitial ectopic pregnancies is high, ranging between 2-2.5% with a rupture rate of about 15%. Therefore, it contributes significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality. 7–12 weeks is the typical gestational age at presentation and majority of interstitial ectopic pregnancies rupture before 12 weeks of gestation; however, our case report presented at 15 weeks of gestation. Here, we present a 32-year-old, gravida 11 para 5 plus 5 female. The gestational age was 15 weeks. She had .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2684-4915.2023.7.244

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