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Bilateral ectopic gestations
Author(s) -
Sherman S.J.,
Werner M.,
Husain M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90295-g
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic pregnancy , gestation , exploratory laparotomy , fallopian tube , laparotomy , gynecology , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Bilateral ectopic gestations are a rare form of double ovum pregnancy. The following case report of a patient with a ruptured ectopic gestation of the left fallopian tube and an unruptured ectopic gestation of the right fallopian tube is presented to demonstrate the importance of thoroughly examining the entire pelvis at the time of exploratory laparotomy undertaken for suspicion of ectopic pregnancy.