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An early diagnosis and successful local medical treatment of a rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy: a case report

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Hamdemir Kilic Sevtap, Atalay Mehmet Aral & Batioglu Sertac

  2. Suleymanbey Sok. 29/10, Maltepe, Ankara, 06570, Turkey

    Hamdemir Kilic Sevtap

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Local medical treatment could be an alternative to surgical removal of rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy in selected cases.

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Sevtap, H.K., Aral, A.M. & Sertac, B. An early diagnosis and successful local medical treatment of a rudimentary uterine horn pregnancy: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 275, 297–298 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-006-0232-1

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