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| Birge Ozer1, Ozgur Nazan2, Erkan Mustafa Melih3 | ||||||
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1Dumlupinar University Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Kutahya-Turkey.
2Bucak State Hospital. Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Burdur. 3Celal Bayar University Hospital. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Manisa, Turkey. | ||||||
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| Ozer B, Nazan O, Melih EM. Heterotopic pregnancy: Cause of a rare acute abdominal emergency. Int J Case Rep Images 2015;6(9):574–578. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Heterotopic pregnancy is defined as the coexistence of intrauterine and extrauterine gestation. The incidence rates are higher in induced ovulation patients compared to spontaneous conception. Intrauterine gestational sacs can be easily overlooked during a routine ultrasonography examination if the physician is not paying enough attention for the accompanying ectopic pregnancy possibility.
Case Report: Our case is a female previously operated with dilatation and curettage (D&C) on eighth week of gestation in another hospital. She came to our clinic with an acute abdominal emergency and was taken to surgery immediately after seeing an ectopic gestational sac during the examination. Herein, we would like to present this well-managed and treated case admitted to our hospital for acute abdominal emergency following termination of a spontaneously developed anembryonic pregnancy. Conclusion: Intrauterine gestational sacs can be easily overlooked during a routine ultrasonography examination if the physician is not paying enough attention for the accompanying ectopic pregnancy possibility. The clinical presentation of the patient plays a key role in choosing a treatment method. | |
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Keywords:
Acute abdomen, Anembryonic pregnancy, Emergencies, Heterotopic pregnancy
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Author Contributions
Birge Ozer – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ozgur Nazan – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Erkan Mustafa Melih – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
None |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2015 Birge Ozer et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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