Term angular pregnancy with placenta accreta. |
Tae Hee Kim, Hae Hyeog Lee, Soo Ho Chung, Boem Ha Yi |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. hhl22@chol.com 2Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Angular pregnancy is rare, in which the embryo in the lateral angle of uterine cavity and located medial to the utero-tubal junction. Angular pregnancy is differentiated from interstitial pregnancy. There is no report about term angular pregnancy in Republic of Korea, a few reports in other countries. Angular pregnancy has different clinical characteristics according to the trimester. We diagnosed angular pregnancy by ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT). The CT is a useful diagnostic method. We report a case of term angular pregnancy with placenta accreta and review the diagnostic process and complications. |
Key Words:
Angular pregnancy, Placenta accreta |
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