A RARE CASE OF TWIN GESTATION IN A NON-COMMUNICATING RUDIMENTARY HORN OF UNICORNUATE UTERUS

Pregnancy in rudimentary horn is a rare entity and carries grave consequences to the mother 1. An incidence of 1 in 150000 pregnancies has been reported in the literature. A rare case of diamniotic twin gestation 14 wks in the noncommunicating rudimentary horn of a unicornuate uterus is reported in Institute of Obstetrics Gynecology, Women Children Hospital, Chennai. Patient presented with vaginal bleeding. Early diagnosis and prompt exploratory laparotomy, where excision of the unruptured rudimentary horn prevented maternal mortality and morbidity.