Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

An abdominal pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy in which the implantation site occurs in the abdominal cavity outside the female reproductive organs. There have been four reported cases that ruptured into the gastrointestinal tract and into the large intestine. We present the first case of an abdomin...

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Main Authors: Apiradee Pichaichanlert, Vor Luvira, Nakhon Tipsunthonsak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8017937
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description An abdominal pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy in which the implantation site occurs in the abdominal cavity outside the female reproductive organs. There have been four reported cases that ruptured into the gastrointestinal tract and into the large intestine. We present the first case of an abdominal pregnancy rupturing into the small intestine with a good outcome.
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spelling doaj-art-74fc459153e44c45905d77efdf83f7c52025-08-20T03:34:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/80179378017937Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal HemorrhageApiradee Pichaichanlert0Vor Luvira1Nakhon Tipsunthonsak2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandSurgery Unit, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, ThailandAn abdominal pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy in which the implantation site occurs in the abdominal cavity outside the female reproductive organs. There have been four reported cases that ruptured into the gastrointestinal tract and into the large intestine. We present the first case of an abdominal pregnancy rupturing into the small intestine with a good outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8017937
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Case Reports in Surgery
title Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
title_full Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
title_fullStr Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
title_full_unstemmed Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
title_short Abdominal Pregnancy in the Small Intestine Presenting as Acute Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
title_sort abdominal pregnancy in the small intestine presenting as acute massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8017937
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