Complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a live fetus

Hydatidiform mole co-existing with a normal fetus is very rare. We report a case of a 36 year old woman Para 4+0 who presented with amenorrhoea of twenty four weeks duration, vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and pre-eclampsia. Ultrasound examination revealed a hydatidiform mole coexisting with a nor...

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Published in:Nigerian journal of medicine 2014-01, Vol.23 (1), p.86-88
Main Authors: Ezem, Bamidele Uche, Okeudo, Chijioke, Ukah, Cornelius Ozobia, Anozie, Uchechukwu Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cesarean Section
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Hydatidiform Mole - diagnostic imaging
Hydatidiform Mole - surgery
Infant, Newborn
Postoperative Complications - therapy
Pre-Eclampsia - therapy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
Uterine Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Uterine Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Hydatidiform mole co-existing with a normal fetus is very rare. We report a case of a 36 year old woman Para 4+0 who presented with amenorrhoea of twenty four weeks duration, vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and pre-eclampsia. Ultrasound examination revealed a hydatidiform mole coexisting with a normal living fetus. The patient underwent a caesarean section at twenty eight weeks for maternal distress due to unbearable abdominal pain. The baby died after seven days. Post operatively she had an eclamptic fit and developed oliguria and persistent trophoblastic disease which were all successfully treated.
ISSN:1115-2613
2667-0526