A heterotopic pregnancy involving a caesarean section scar

Heterotopic pregnancy refers to the presence of simultaneous pregnancies in two different implantation sites, generally one intra‐uterine pregnancy and one extra‐uterine pregnancy (usually tubal). This is a rare case of a heterotopic pregnancy involving concurrent intra‐uterine pregnancy and caesare...

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Autor principal: Paoletti, Debra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2011.tb00122.x
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Sumario:Heterotopic pregnancy refers to the presence of simultaneous pregnancies in two different implantation sites, generally one intra‐uterine pregnancy and one extra‐uterine pregnancy (usually tubal). This is a rare case of a heterotopic pregnancy involving concurrent intra‐uterine pregnancy and caesarean section scar pregnancy (CSEP). CSEPs are at a high risk of bleeding and uterine rupture, carrying with them significant maternal morbidity.

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