Abstract

Objective To report the case history of a patient who underwent a laparoscopic resection of a rudimentary uterine horn following a pregnancy and rupture at 30 weeks' gestation.MethodsThe clinical records of the patient were reviewed.ResultsThe clinical and radiological findings demonstrated a unicornuate uterus, without a patent connection between the rudimentary uterine horn, and the cervix. The patient's first pregnancy occurred in the rudimentary uterine horn which ruptured at 30 weeks' gestation. A haematometra developed 17 months after an emergency Caesarean section, and she subsequently underwent a laparoscopic resection of the rudimentary uterine horn.ConclusionThis case report describes a minimal access procedure being carried out to treat a congenital anomaly of the uterus following a major obstetric complication.

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