Hemorragia obstétrica y rotura uterina por un embarazo intersticial. Reporte de un caso

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Interstitial ectopic pregnancy occurs in approximately 2.4% of all cases, this tubal portion is located in the proximal segment and shares the muscular portion of the uterus, due to its great myometrial compliance, it facilitates late diagnosis and its clinical presentation is By means of uterine rupture and with it an increase in morbidity and mortality due to obstetric hemorrhage, the risk factors are the same as for tubal ectopic pregnancy, treatment is assessed based on preserving fertility and according to the patient’s clinical setting. CLINICAL CASE: A 31-year-old patient who went to the emergency department for severe and disabling abdominal pain in the hypogastrium, shock index 1.3, with signs of peritoneal irritation, ultrasound was performed, which reported free fluid in the pelvic cavity and Morrison space, extrauterine gestational sac at the level of the left annex, embryo without heartbeat, craniocaudal length of 11 weeks of gestation, exploratory laparotomy was performed, in which hemoperitoneum of 2800 cc was observed, uterine rupture in the right cornual region of approximately 8x6cm, with fetus e integrity of the amniotic sac adjacent to the uterine rupture, the patient reported satisfied parity, and therefore a total abdominal hysterectomy was decided. CONCLUSIONS: Interstitial ectopic pregnancy shares the same risk factors as tubal pregnancy. Today, we have various diagnostic aids, so the cornerstone is timely detection, which will allow conservative treatments to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality.