Successful expectant management of an abdominal pregnancy diagnosed at 14 weeks

Enrique Gomez1, Loreto Vergara, Carlos Weber

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Universidad Catolica del Norte, La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile.

A rare case of abdominal pregnancy, diagnosed by ultrasound at 14 weeks' gestation, was managed conservatively resulting in the delivery of a viable infant at 32 weeks who survived. Details of the natural history, subsequent pregnancy course and perinatal and maternal outcomes in this case are presented.