Thirteen-week abdominal pregnancy after hysterectomy.

Abstract

A case of a 42-year-old woman who presented 11 weeks after a vaginal hysterectomy with a 13-week abdominal pregnancy is presented. The patient had operative intervention, which was complicated by bleeding and a pulmonary embolus. A brief review of the literature relating to post-hysterectomy pregnancy follows. Physicians are urged to consider this diagnosis in women who have had hysterectomies, even if the hysterectomy was performed years earlier.

• Authors: Douglas S Binder
• Journal: The Journal of emergency medicine (J Emerg Med) Vol. 25 Issue 2 Pg. 159-61 (Aug 2003) ISSN: 0736-4679 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12902001 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Humans
• Hysterectomy
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy, Abdominal