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A rare case of unruptured ectopic pregnancy in a rudimentary horn with a dead foetus of Fifteen weeks: A Case Report

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Pregnancy in non-communicating rudimentary horn is very rare and life threatening. It is often not diagnosed unless it terminates by rupture in the second trimester. Prerupture diagnosis of rudimentary horn pregnancy with USG is technically difficult, with sensitivity of 30%. Here a case of unruptured ectopic pregnancy in non-communicating rudimentary horn of unicornuate uterus at 15 weeks of gestation is presented. This patient presented in emergency department as a case of intrauterine fetal death. Laparotomy was carried out and excision of rudimentary horn was done.

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