<p>In what may be first such case in India, a woman in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/uttar-pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> was found to have a foetus growing in her liver, instead of the uterus. In Bulandhshahr, doctors were stunned, seeing this for the first time in their careers, a rare case of intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy.</p>.<p>The woman had stomach pain and was vomiting frequently. She was advised an MRI scan to find the reason. Radiologist K K Gupta, who owns a private centre for imaging in Meerut, detected her case as intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy -- a condition having only eight diagnosed cases worldwide. </p><p>"When I saw the scan, I could not believe my eyes. The foetus was embedded in the right lobe of the liver, and there were clear cardiac pulsations. I have never seen such a case in my career," Gupta was quoted as saying in <em>News18.</em></p><p>He further added that this may be the first case of its kind in India, pooling in available data.</p>.Pregnant woman carried to ambulance on cot in MP as rains make her house inaccessible.<p>He further revealed the irregularity with the scan, "We observed a well-formed gestational sac inside the right lobe of the liver. The foetus measured approximately 12 weeks in gestational age. Most strikingly, the scan confirmed active cardiac pulsations, establishing that the foetus was alive. At the same time, the uterus was completely empty, ruling out a normal intrauterine pregnancy," he added.</p>.<p>With such cases involving a high-risk pregnancy, intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy is an extremely uncommon. Here, the liver becomes the site for egg fertiliastion and growth instead of the uterus. </p>.<p>An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a foetus grows outside the uterus, and it is life-threatening as any surgical attempts made can risk internal bleeding, as the liver carries a large amount of blood supply. There are only seven such cases that have been recorded worldwide, with 0.03 per cent of them being hepatic in nature, according research. </p>.<p>Other countries where intrahepatic ectopic pregnancies have been diagnosed include the United States, China, and Nigeria. </p>
<p>In what may be first such case in India, a woman in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/uttar-pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> was found to have a foetus growing in her liver, instead of the uterus. In Bulandhshahr, doctors were stunned, seeing this for the first time in their careers, a rare case of intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy.</p>.<p>The woman had stomach pain and was vomiting frequently. She was advised an MRI scan to find the reason. Radiologist K K Gupta, who owns a private centre for imaging in Meerut, detected her case as intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy -- a condition having only eight diagnosed cases worldwide. </p><p>"When I saw the scan, I could not believe my eyes. The foetus was embedded in the right lobe of the liver, and there were clear cardiac pulsations. I have never seen such a case in my career," Gupta was quoted as saying in <em>News18.</em></p><p>He further added that this may be the first case of its kind in India, pooling in available data.</p>.Pregnant woman carried to ambulance on cot in MP as rains make her house inaccessible.<p>He further revealed the irregularity with the scan, "We observed a well-formed gestational sac inside the right lobe of the liver. The foetus measured approximately 12 weeks in gestational age. Most strikingly, the scan confirmed active cardiac pulsations, establishing that the foetus was alive. At the same time, the uterus was completely empty, ruling out a normal intrauterine pregnancy," he added.</p>.<p>With such cases involving a high-risk pregnancy, intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy is an extremely uncommon. Here, the liver becomes the site for egg fertiliastion and growth instead of the uterus. </p>.<p>An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a foetus grows outside the uterus, and it is life-threatening as any surgical attempts made can risk internal bleeding, as the liver carries a large amount of blood supply. There are only seven such cases that have been recorded worldwide, with 0.03 per cent of them being hepatic in nature, according research. </p>.<p>Other countries where intrahepatic ectopic pregnancies have been diagnosed include the United States, China, and Nigeria. </p>
