Abstract
A clinical case of abdominal pregnancy observed during emergency laparotomy in a woman suffering for acute abdominal pain, is described. The difficulty of an ectopic pregnancy diagnosis and the catastrophic consequence of an missing diagnosis are underlined.
MeSH terms
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Abdomen, Acute / diagnosis*
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Abdomen, Acute / diagnostic imaging*
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Abdomen, Acute / surgery
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Abdominal Pain / etiology
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Abdominal Pain / surgery
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Adult
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Diagnostic Errors*
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Emergencies
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal