Abstract
Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality for both mother and fetus. Diagnosis and management pose difficulties in low resource centers. A case of abdominal pregnancy revealed at the time of cesarean with live baby in our SAT hospital is presented
Keywords: abdominal pregnancy, fetus, placenta
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Corresponding Author
Dr Simi Jameela
Assistant Professor,Department of OBG,
Sree Avittam Thirunal Hospital, Trivandrum
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.110
