TITLE:
Late Diagnosis of Abdominal Pregnancy: A Case Report from Segou Hospital in Mali
AUTHORS:
Tidiani Traoré, Hamidou Toungara, Famakan Kané, Oumar S. Coulibaly, Kassoum Sidibé, Seydou Z. Dao, Mamadou Touré, Seydou Traoré, Brahima Donigolo, Babou Traoré, Adama Coulibaly, Abdourahamane Diarisso, Birama Traoré, Alima Sidibé, Amadou Bocoum, Seydou Fané, Youssouf Traoré, Ibrahim Teguété, Niani Mounkoro, Amadou Dolo
KEYWORDS:
Pregnancy, Abdominal, Late, Mali
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.14 No.12,
December
9,
2024
ABSTRACT: Abdominal pregnancy is a rare ectopic pregnancy in which the trophoblast implants in the peritoneal cavity. Diagnosis and management are difficult. We report the case of a 21-year-old primigravida, who consulted the hospital in Ségou for an abdominal pregnancy that had stopped at around 16 weeks. We performed a laparotomy and removed a gestational sac included in the left broad ligament containing a still-macerated female foetus weighing 145 g after a second ultrasound following the failure of induction with misoprostol for 48 hours. This case highlights the difficulty of diagnosing abdominal pregnancy in our environment despite the more frequent use of ultrasound.