title: Heterotopic pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: A case of 35 year old gravida 4 para 2(+1) woman with heterotopic pregnancy is presented. She had total salpingectomy for the ectopic pregnancy and spontaneous vaginal delivery of a 3.25 kg live female infant of the intrauterine pregnancy. The need to maintain a high index of suspicion and to intervene early to salvage the intrauterine pregnancy, and to prevent material morbidity and mortality associated with the ectopic pregnancy are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Aboyeji
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fawole
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Adeniyi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012421:Rupture; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology