Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case report

Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case report

Uterine malformations are associated with infertility, recurrent miscarriage and preterm birth, to variable degrees. Accurate classification is crucial to management. A 30-year-old primigravida presented with spontaneous conception of monochorionic diamniotic twins in the right horn of a bicornuate...

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Main Authors: Katherine Adams, Lee Minuzzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911219300323
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spelling doaj-372b8875dba546aa872a33f163f7ca3c2020-11-25T00:32:44ZengElsevierCase Reports in Women's Health2214-91122019-01-0121Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case reportKatherine Adams0Lee Minuzzo1Corresponding author.; Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaObstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaUterine malformations are associated with infertility, recurrent miscarriage and preterm birth, to variable degrees. Accurate classification is crucial to management. A 30-year-old primigravida presented with spontaneous conception of monochorionic diamniotic twins in the right horn of a bicornuate uterus, previously diagnosed as a didelphys uterus. At 28 + 5 weeks of gestation, the patient had preterm prelabour rupture of membranes followed by preterm labour, resulting in the patient undergoing an emergency caesarean section, with the successful delivery of live twin males. Keywords: Monochorionic, Diamniotic, Didelphys, Uterine malformationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911219300323
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title Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case report
title_short Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case report
title_full Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case report
title_fullStr Successful delivery of spontaneously conceived twins in a single horn of a bicornuate uterus: A case report
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description Uterine malformations are associated with infertility, recurrent miscarriage and preterm birth, to variable degrees. Accurate classification is crucial to management. A 30-year-old primigravida presented with spontaneous conception of monochorionic diamniotic twins in the right horn of a bicornuate uterus, previously diagnosed as a didelphys uterus. At 28 + 5 weeks of gestation, the patient had preterm prelabour rupture of membranes followed by preterm labour, resulting in the patient undergoing an emergency caesarean section, with the successful delivery of live twin males. Keywords: Monochorionic, Diamniotic, Didelphys, Uterine malformation
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