Bovine Haematic Mummification – New Observations-Report of Two Cases

fetal head on the other side appeared to be covered by a bony mass so that the left

orbit could not be palpated. Vaginal examination revealed a tightly closed cervix.

A tentative diagnosis of fetal mummification including the possibility of twins or

an anomalous mummified fetus was made.

Figure 1. Mummified Twin Fetus in

Figure 2. Mummified Twins Tightly

Posterior Presentatoin

Covered by Fetal Membranes,

Crown-Rump length 48 cm

Figure 3. Mummified fetus aborted at

Figure 4. Exposed, aborted fetal

3 months Exposed, necrotic membrane

mummy with chocolate colored skin.

is black

Crown-rump length 15 cm

Treatment

Since the tentative diagnosis of mummified twins or an anomalous single

mummified fetus was made, medicinal treatment was not considered, as it may

not have lead to sufficient cervical relaxation to allow vaginal delivery. Therefore,

caesearotomy was preferred.

Laparotomy was performed through a 25cm long ventro-lateral skin incision

under epidural and local infiltration analgesia, induced with 8ml and 100ml of

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