A Rare Coincidence—a Second Trimester Ectopic Pregnancy Following Early Medical Abortion: a Case Report

We describe a case of a woman in her mid-30s who presented to a tertiary level maternity hospital 17 days following early medical abortion with a positive pregnancy test. On the ultrasound examination, it was discovered that she had a second trimester ectopic pregnancy which was treated surgically w...

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Autores principales: McCarthy, Claire M., Hayes-Ryan, D., Harrity, C., Hogan, J., Roopnarinesingh, R., O’Dwyer, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
Materias:
Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7806251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33462565
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-00748-z
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Sumario:We describe a case of a woman in her mid-30s who presented to a tertiary level maternity hospital 17 days following early medical abortion with a positive pregnancy test. On the ultrasound examination, it was discovered that she had a second trimester ectopic pregnancy which was treated surgically with a unilateral salpingectomy. We discuss in depth factors related to this woman’s care, such as appropriate assessment and evaluation of early medical abortion cases, the diagnostic challenges of early pregnancy scanning as well as the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of care in these scenarios, and how this affected this woman’s care.

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