[Abdominal pregnancy. Clinical case in surgical emergncy]

Minerva Ginecol. 1998 Apr;50(4):157-60.
[Article in Italian]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Abdomen, Acute / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abdomen, Acute / surgery
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Abdominal Pain / surgery
  • Adult
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal