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Intrahepatic Pregnancy - A Rare Form Of Abdominal Pregnancy At Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda; A Case Report And Literature Review

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DOI: 10.18535/ijmsci/v7i08.01· Pages: 4895-4899· Vol. 7, No. 08, (2020)· Published: August 1, 2020
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Abstract

Primary intra-hepatic pregnancy is an extremely rare condition. The purpose of this study was to report a case of 24-year-old Gravida 2 para 1+0 who presented at 35 weeks of amenorrhea with vaginal bleeding and mild right upper abdominal tenderness. Ultrasonography revealed a non-viable extra-uterine fetus located around the right upper part of the abdomen with a bulky uterus. Laparotomy was preferred in view this clinical dilemma and a fetus free abdominal cavity and uterus was observed, a macerated female baby was delivered from inside the liver with birth weight of 2.7kilogram. Placenta was left in situ and methotrexate given to hasten its resorption. Maternal outcome during the 18 days of intense follow up was uneventful. This case is a rare occurrence in our setting and it has diagnostic challenges in low resource settings like ours, however intra-hepatic pregnancy can grow to considerable size and weight.

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Andrew Odur
Uganda Martyrs University
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Tom Richard Okello
Department of Surgery, Lira University Teaching Hospital
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Richard Okii
Lira Regional Referral Hospital
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John Stephen Obbo Olwenyi
Lira Regional Referral Hospital
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Irene Pecorella
Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomic Pathology Sciences, University Sapienza Viale Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
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