2009
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1260-4
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A 30-year review of advanced abdominal pregnancy at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Afikpo, southeastern Nigeria (1976–2006)

Abstract: The rate of 50% missed diagnosis in this study highlights the need for a high index of suspicion in the diagnosis of abdominal pregnancies as the clinical features are varied. It calls for vigilance on the part of the obstetrician. The maternal and fetal outcomes relate to early diagnosis and skilled management.

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“…La placenta fue removida quirúrgicamente en 42 casos y de estos, dos requirieron histerectomía (17,20) o salpingooforectomía unilateral (15,21), siendo la hemorragia la principal complicación (13-16, 18, 20-22, 24, 25, 29-33, 36, 37, 39-42, 44, 45, 47, 49, 51, 52). En dos de los casos no se mencionó el manejo de la placenta dado que se trató de un hallazgo post mortem (35,45).…”
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“…La placenta fue removida quirúrgicamente en 42 casos y de estos, dos requirieron histerectomía (17,20) o salpingooforectomía unilateral (15,21), siendo la hemorragia la principal complicación (13-16, 18, 20-22, 24, 25, 29-33, 36, 37, 39-42, 44, 45, 47, 49, 51, 52). En dos de los casos no se mencionó el manejo de la placenta dado que se trató de un hallazgo post mortem (35,45).…”
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“…Los resultados maternos se documentaron en 73 de los casos. Ocurrieron tres (4,11 %) muertes maternas siendo la causa la hemorragia masiva (33,35,45). En 60 de los casos se reportaron complicaciones maternas, siendo las más comunes el sangrado (moderado a severo) en 38 (63,33 %) de los casos y, consecuentemente, el requerimiento de transfusiones sanguíneas en 30 (50 %) de ellos, estas se presentaron en su mayoría en la remoción de la placenta (13-17, 19-25, 28-31, 33-38, 40, 41, 44-48).…”
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“…In Nigeria, abdominal pregnancy accounts for 34 per 100,000 pregnancies [10] probably due to the increased incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a study from SouthEastern Nigeria, even though the majority of the women were lost to follow-up over the years; of the five women that were successfully followed up, only two (40%) had subsequent childbirth [35].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…[21] A report from Nigeria places the frequency in that country at 34 per 100,000 deliveries and a report from Zimbabwe, 11 per 100,000 deliveries. [5][22] [23] The maternal mortality rate is estimated to be about 5 per 1,000 cases, about seven times the rate for ectopics in general, and about 90 times the rate for a delivery (1987 US data). [21] History Albucasis (936-1013), an Arab Muslim physician is credited with first recognizing abdominal pregnancy which was apparently unknown to Greek and Roman physicians and was not mentioned in the writings of Hippocrates; Jacopo Berengario da Carpi (1460-1530) the Italian physician is credited with the first detailed anatomical description of abdominal pregnancy.…”
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confidence: 99%