title: Massive ascites due to abdominal pregnancy.
abstract: We describe a case of an abdominal pregnancy which presented in the first trimester with rapid accumulation of blood stained ascites. The ascites resolved completely following surgical removal of a gestational sac from the peritoneal cavity. The pathophysiology of ascites in this case may be similar to that in cases of ascites in other non-malignant gynaecological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hacket
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lawton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jurkovic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery