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A heterotopic pregnancy involving a caesarean section scar
Author(s) -
Paoletti Debra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2011.tb00122.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , obstetrics , section (typography) , pregnancy , genetics , biology , advertising , business
Heterotopic pregnancy refers to the presence of simultaneous pregnancies in two different implantation sites, generally one intra‐uterine pregnancy and one extra‐uterine pregnancy (usually tubal). This is a rare case of a heterotopic pregnancy involving concurrent intra‐uterine pregnancy and caesarean section scar pregnancy (CSEP). CSEPs are at a high risk of bleeding and uterine rupture, carrying with them significant maternal morbidity.