Missed abdominal ectopic pregnancy.
A case of a ruptured 10-week abdominal ectopic pregnancy, originally diagnosed and treated as pelvic inflammatory disease, is reported. The patient was treated surgically and recovered uneventfully. The case is discussed and a review of the literature is presented.
Madigan Army Medical Center/University of Washington Combined Emergency Medicine Program, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA.
Antonio L
AL
Brandt
Dedra
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Tolson
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery