Ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with a recent intrauterine abortion.
The case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain referable to the lower abdomen is discussed. She had had an uncomplicated intrauterine abortive procedure two weeks earlier. It was determined that a ruptured ectopic pregnancy was the etiology of her abdominal pain. The rare phenomenon of combined intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancy is discussed.
Nugent
P J
PJ
Bethesda Hospitals, Cincinnati, Ohio.
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous