| Interstitial pregnancy | |
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| Other names | Cornual pregnancy |
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| Specialty | Obstetrics |
An interstitial pregnancy is a uterine but ectopic pregnancy; the pregnancy is located outside the uterine cavity in that part of the fallopian tube that penetrates the muscular layer of the uterus.[1] The term cornual pregnancy is sometimes used as a synonym,[2][3] but remains ambiguous as it is also applied to indicate the presence of a pregnancy located within the cavity in one of the two upper "horns" of a bicornuate uterus.[1] Interstitial pregnancies have a higher mortality than ectopics in general.
- ^ a b Moawad, Nash S.; Mahajan, Sangeeta T.; Moniz, Michelle H.; Taylor, Sarah E.; Hurd, William W. (January 2010). "Current diagnosis and treatment of interstitial pregnancy". American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 202 (1): 15–29. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.054. PMID 20096253. PII S0002-9378(09)00840-0.
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