Bakersfield woman with 22-pound ovarian cyst discovers she's pregnant. Baby 'defied all the odds'

""Suze was pregnant, but her uterus was empty, and a giant benign ovarian cyst weighing over 20 pounds was taking up so much space," said John Ozimek, medical director of labor and delivery, in the release. "We then discovered a nearly full-term baby boy in a small space in the abdomen, near the liver, with his butt resting on the uterus. A pregnancy this far outside the uterus that continues to develop is almost unheard of.""

"A 41-year-old nurse from Bakersfield who was scheduled to have a 22-pound ovarian cyst removed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles was surprised to learn that she was also carrying a nearly full-term baby. The operation to remove the cyst and deliver a healthy baby defied long odds - requiring 30 medical experts - but was a stunning success."

A 41-year-old nurse from Bakersfield presented for planned removal of a 22-pound benign ovarian cyst at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Routine preoperative testing revealed pregnancy, and three days later abdominal pain prompted MRI, ultrasound, and blood tests. Imaging showed an ectopic abdominal pregnancy with the fetus located near the liver and the uterus empty; the large cyst had displaced organs. The pregnancy posed high risks of maternal bleeding and fetal death because the placenta could not grow safely. A multidisciplinary surgical team of about 30 specialists removed the cyst and delivered a healthy baby boy in a complex, successful operation.

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