Bicornuate uterus with second trimester fetal demise in a rudimentary horn

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Published: 2022-07-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJOG.2022.v28i1.2054

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R Nelson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Bicornuate uterus is a congenital uterine anomaly associated with reproductive complications such as recurrent pregnancy loss, preterm birth, cervical insufficiency and uterine rupture. A bicornuate uterus occurs owing to failure of septal resorption after fusion of the paramesonephric ducts during organogenesis, resulting in a uterus divided into two horns. Most cases are only identified once reproductive difficulty is experienced or as an incidental finding in patients with a normal obstetric history. Here we present a patient who had two previous normal vaginal deliveries at term who was incidentally found to have a bicornuate uterus with second trimester fetal demise in the rudimentary horn. A hysterotomy and bilateral tubal ligation was performed, and the patient was discharged in good health after 48 hours.

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Vol 28. No. 1

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Bicornuate uterus with second trimester fetal demise in a rudimentary horn. (2022). South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 28(1), 30-32. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJOG.2022.v28i1.2054

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