Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()

BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is a very uncommon event, but its frequency is increasing. Since first reported by Wendler in 1895, 71 cases of post-hysterectomy have been reported. CASE: A woman, 2 years after an abdominal supracervical hysterectomy, presented with a ruptured fallo...

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Autor principal: Fylstra, Donald L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5885999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29629309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2015.04.001
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description BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is a very uncommon event, but its frequency is increasing. Since first reported by Wendler in 1895, 71 cases of post-hysterectomy have been reported. CASE: A woman, 2 years after an abdominal supracervical hysterectomy, presented with a ruptured fallopian tube ectopic pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Any woman, even after hysterectomy but with ovaries in situ, who presents with an acute abdomen or abdominal–pelvic pain should be screened for pregnancy.
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spelling pubmed-58859992018-04-06 Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature() Fylstra, Donald L. Case Rep Womens Health Article BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is a very uncommon event, but its frequency is increasing. Since first reported by Wendler in 1895, 71 cases of post-hysterectomy have been reported. CASE: A woman, 2 years after an abdominal supracervical hysterectomy, presented with a ruptured fallopian tube ectopic pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Any woman, even after hysterectomy but with ovaries in situ, who presents with an acute abdomen or abdominal–pelvic pain should be screened for pregnancy. Elsevier 2015-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5885999/ /pubmed/29629309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2015.04.001 Text en © 2015 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()
title Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()
title_full Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()
title_fullStr Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()
title_short Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: A case report and review of the literature()
title_sort ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy may not be so uncommon: a case report and review of the literature()
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5885999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29629309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2015.04.001
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