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Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy, Simultaneous Ovarian, and Intrauterine : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Quagliozzi, Lorena
Di Cesare, Cristina
Paradisi, Giancarlo
Basile, Francesca
Caruso, Alessandro
Donati, Laura
Bracaglia, Marina
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is a rare clinical condition in which intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies occur at the same time.
The occurrence of an ovarian heterotopic pregnancy is a singular event as it comprises only 2.3% of all heterotopic pregnancies, extremely rare among women who conceive naturally.
A case of a 28-year old patient was treated for spontaneously conceived heterotopic pregnancy.
The patient was admitted to our center with lower abdominal pain and amenorrhoea.
A transvaginal ultrasound scan showed an ovarian and an intrauterine heterotopic pregnancy.
This was managed laparoscopically.
Considering spontaneous pregnancies, every physician treating women of reproductive age should be aware of the possibility of heterotopic pregnancy.
It can occur in the absence of any predisposing risk factors; only with an early diagnosis and treatment the intrauterine pregnancies will reach viability with a great chance of a favorable obstetric outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Basile, Francesca& Di Cesare, Cristina& Quagliozzi, Lorena& Donati, Laura& Bracaglia, Marina& Caruso, Alessandro…[et al.]. 2012. Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy, Simultaneous Ovarian, and Intrauterine : A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Basile, Francesca…[et al.]. Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy, Simultaneous Ovarian, and Intrauterine : A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477343
American Medical Association (AMA)
Basile, Francesca& Di Cesare, Cristina& Quagliozzi, Lorena& Donati, Laura& Bracaglia, Marina& Caruso, Alessandro…[et al.]. Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy, Simultaneous Ovarian, and Intrauterine : A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477343
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477343