title: Cervical ectopic pregnancy diagnosed by point-of-care emergency department ultrasound.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although rare, cervical ectopic pregnancy (EP) represents a potentially lethal variation of a common first-trimester disease entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of low abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding diagnosed as a cervical EP by point-of-care ultrasound.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Familiarity with cervical EP and its sonographic appearance is essential for emergency physicians because it can be easily mistaken for an intrauterine pregnancy or other obstetric/gynecologic pathology, such as an incomplete abortion or nabothian cyst. The management of each of these differs substantially, making accurate diagnosis crucial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Modayil
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ash
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography