title: Sonographic appearance of heterotopic pregnancy with ruptured ectopic tubal pregnancy.
abstract: Heterotopic pregnancy, ie, combined intrauterine and extrauterine (ectopic) pregnancy, is a rare clinical entity that may present with acute abdominal catastrophy. Most of cases reported in literature are a consequence of medical or surgical interventions like assisted reproductive techniques, tubal surgeries, intrauterine contraceptive devices, or pelvic inflammatory disease. Heterotopic pregnancy occurring spontaneously is extremely uncommon. We describe the sonographic appearance of spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy with ruptured ectopic tubal pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Manphool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Chirag Kamal
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: Akshay Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Lakhbir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dhaliwal
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography