Open AccessMassive ascites due to abdominal pregnancy
Author(s) -
Jackie Ross,
E. Hacket,
F. Lawton,
D. Jurkovic
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/12.2.390
Subject(s) - ascites , abdominal cavity , medicine , peritoneal cavity , pregnancy , pathophysiology , gestational sac , gestation , obstetrics , gynecology , gastroenterology , surgery , biology , genetics
We describe a case of an abdominal pregnancy which presented in the first trimester with rapid accumulation of blood stained ascites. The ascites resolved completely following surgical removal of a gestational sac from the peritoneal cavity. The pathophysiology of ascites in this case may be similar to that in cases of ascites in other non-malignant gynaecological conditions.
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