Ruptured ectopic pregnancy after elective termination of intrauterine pregnancy discovered by use of ultrasonography in the emergency department.
The authors report a case of a 27-year-old female who was diagnosed as having a ruptured ectopic pregnancy approximately 12 hours after an elective termination of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) was performed. Multiple previous evaluations by an obstetrician for a chief complaint of abdominal pain revealed an IUP but did not disclose the underlying pathology. The ectopic pregnancy was identified by the emergency physician's use of ultrasound in the emergency department.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, TX 76544-4752, USA. robburnet@yahoo.com
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D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography