Open AccessHeterotopic pregnancy, a hidden hazard of intrauterine pregnancy
Author(s) -
Fatma Devran Bıldırcın,
Yüksel Işık
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of experimental and clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.103
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1309-5129
pISSN - 1309-4483
DOI - 10.5835/jecm.omu.30.03.008
Subject(s) - pregnancy , heterotopic pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , hazard , gestation , biology , ecology , genetics , gestational sac
Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is the occurrence of an extrauterine pregnancy simultaneously with an intrauterine pregnancy. It is a rare event, with an incidence of 1:3.889. Complications of extrauterine pregnancy range from acute abdominal pain to hemorrhagic shock and other life-threatening consequences. Herein, we report the case of a gravid 1 para 0 woman with heterotopic pregnancy who underwent right salpingectomy.
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