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KayakerMel t1_jdnbdm3 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh

The pregnant patient was extremely lucky to survive: >In this case it was obvious that the abdominal implantation was secondary to undiagnosed ruptured left tubal ectopic pregnancy.

The patient needed an emergency c-section and a blood transfusion.

>In our opinion, bleeding from placental implantation site is the most life-threatening complication during laparotomy.

Extremely lucky to have survived.

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