Termination of a partial hydatidiform mole and coexisting fetus: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We describe the treatment strategy for a patient who was found to have a partial hydatidiform mole and coexisting fetus (PHMCF) during the second trimester. The patient was a 38-year-old Chinese woman who had become pregnant following in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation. We wanted to determine the safest therapeutic strategy to terminate the PHMCF during the second trimester.

Case summary

In this case, we present a patient who was found to have a PHMCF complicated with serious continuous vaginal bleeding and pre-eclampsia during the second trimester. After careful evaluation, the pregnancy was considered to be unsustainable and was terminated via caesarean section (CS). An infant with weak vital signs and a partially cystic placenta measuring

SUBMITTER: Zhang RQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819279 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature