UTERINE RUPTURE ON RUDIMENTARY HORN IN PREGNANCY AT 24 WEEKS
Z. Zghari*, M. Bouh, Y. Essabagh, N. Zraidi, A. Lakhdar, A. Baidada and A. Kharbach
ABSTRACT
Rudimentary horn is a rare uterine malformation due to a defect in the progression of one of Müller's two canals. The occurrence of a pregnancy with rudimentary horn is estimated at 1/100,000 to 1/1400002. Embryologically, a bicorn uterus with rudimentary horn corresponds to a defect in the progression of one of the two Müller ducts between the sixth and ninth week of gestation. This rudimentary horn may or may not contain a cavity with an endometrium, which may then be the site of implantation of a pregnancy. This pregnancy most often leads to rupture of the rudimentary horn, especially in the second trimester, and is responsible for a maternal mortality rate of
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