Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient
The incidence of ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is extremely rare with only 56 cases reported in the medical literature. Due to its rare occurrence, this diagnosis may not be initially considered when such a patient presents with abdominopelvic pain. It is an important diagnosis to keep in min...
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| description | The incidence of ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is extremely rare with only 56 cases reported in the medical literature. Due to its rare occurrence, this diagnosis may not be initially considered when such a patient presents with abdominopelvic pain. It is an important diagnosis to keep in mind since a delay in diagnosis may lead to death. The case presented below describes this extremely unusual diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy which occurred six years after a supracervical hysterectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aed05182288b495ab4e8c175ffe3e0562025-08-20T03:39:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922013-01-01201310.1155/2013/975196975196Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy PatientMunazza Anis0Abid Irshad1Susan Ackerman2Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Radiology, Charleston, SC 29425, USAMedical University of South Carolina, Department of Radiology, Charleston, SC 29425, USAMedical University of South Carolina, Department of Radiology, Charleston, SC 29425, USAThe incidence of ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is extremely rare with only 56 cases reported in the medical literature. Due to its rare occurrence, this diagnosis may not be initially considered when such a patient presents with abdominopelvic pain. It is an important diagnosis to keep in mind since a delay in diagnosis may lead to death. The case presented below describes this extremely unusual diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy which occurred six years after a supracervical hysterectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/975196 |
| spellingShingle | Munazza Anis Abid Irshad Susan Ackerman Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient |
| title_full | Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient |
| title_fullStr | Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient |
| title_short | Late Occurring Ectopic Pregnancy in a Posthysterectomy Patient |
| title_sort | late occurring ectopic pregnancy in a posthysterectomy patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/975196 |
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