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Chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma

Though there is no definite agreement on diagnostic criteria or definition of chronic ectopic pregnancy (CEP), it could be deemed to be a variant of pregnancy of unknown location with non-specific clinical signs and symptoms. This was a case of a para 2+2 who presented with lower abdominal pain and...

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Autores principales: Alao, Abayomi Ibukun, Dasgupta, Jaydip, Biswas, Bivas
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9815000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36599488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253396
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description Though there is no definite agreement on diagnostic criteria or definition of chronic ectopic pregnancy (CEP), it could be deemed to be a variant of pregnancy of unknown location with non-specific clinical signs and symptoms. This was a case of a para 2+2 who presented with lower abdominal pain and bleeding per vaginum, and initial ultrasound was suggestive of a tubo-ovarian abscess/mass. With a further MRI scan and a diagnostic laparoscopy, she was found to have a CEP and had a laparoscopic salpingectomy for management. The diagnosis of CEP could be quite challenging as a result of the protracted symptoms, often negative/low serum B-HCG and ultrasound features mimicking a pelvic mass. A high index of suspicion is needed, and an MRI scan and diagnostic laparoscopy often aid in diagnosis and management.
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spelling pubmed-98150002023-01-06 Chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma Alao, Abayomi Ibukun Dasgupta, Jaydip Biswas, Bivas BMJ Case Rep Case Reports: Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury Though there is no definite agreement on diagnostic criteria or definition of chronic ectopic pregnancy (CEP), it could be deemed to be a variant of pregnancy of unknown location with non-specific clinical signs and symptoms. This was a case of a para 2+2 who presented with lower abdominal pain and bleeding per vaginum, and initial ultrasound was suggestive of a tubo-ovarian abscess/mass. With a further MRI scan and a diagnostic laparoscopy, she was found to have a CEP and had a laparoscopic salpingectomy for management. The diagnosis of CEP could be quite challenging as a result of the protracted symptoms, often negative/low serum B-HCG and ultrasound features mimicking a pelvic mass. A high index of suspicion is needed, and an MRI scan and diagnostic laparoscopy often aid in diagnosis and management. BMJ Publishing Group 2023-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9815000/ /pubmed/36599488 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253396 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) .
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title_full Chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma
title_fullStr Chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma
title_full_unstemmed Chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma
title_short Chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma
title_sort chronic ectopic pregnancy presenting as a suspected tubo-ovarian abscess: a diagnostic dilemma
topic Case Reports: Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9815000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36599488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253396
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