Ruptured Ectopic in Heterotopic Pregnancy: Management and Spontaneous Vertex Delivery of a Live Baby at Term

Abstract

Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is an uncommon clinical condition in which there is a simultaneous development of intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies. It is a life‑threatening emergency when the ectopic ruptures. We present Mrs. EC, a 27‑year‑old G1P0 + 0 with a family history of multiple gestations who had a heterotopic pregnancy at a gestational age of 7 weeks. She presented with features of threatened miscarriage at early pregnancy with an ultrasound confirmation of intrauterine pregnancy. The diagnosis of ruptured ectopic pregnancy coexisting with intrauterine gestation was made with ultrasound findings as well as clinical features necessitating emergency exploratory laparotomy. Thereafter, pregnancy was carried to term, and she delivered a live male baby that weighed 3.0 kg. Heterotopic pregnancy should be sort for in all pregnancies during the early scan, especially in those with predisposing factors for multiple gestations and risk factors for ectopic gestation. A high index of suspicion is necessary for making a diagnosis in women with intrauterine pregnancy, with or without symptoms of ectopic gestation, and irrespective of the existence of risk factors for ectopic pregnancy.

Keywords: Exploratory laparotomy, heterotopic pregnancy, live baby, ruptured ectopic, vaginal delivery