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Rupture of ectopic pregnancy implanted in the bladder
Author(s) -
TRUZZI JOSE CARLOS,
LIMA HUDSON,
NUNES EDUARDO CAPATTI,
SADI MARCUS
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01461.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , gestational sac , ectopic pregnancy , methotrexate , cystectomy , surgery , bladder rupture , ultrasound , pregnancy , gynecology , urinary bladder , radiology , bladder cancer , cancer , biology , genetics
A 34‐year‐old woman was diagnosed by ultrasound with a six‐week ectopic pregnancy with implantation of the gestational sac in the bladder wall. She was initially treated with methotrexate 50 mg/m 2 i.m. Although a 22% reduction in the levels of beta‐hCG was observed at first, there was a rupture of gestational sac. The patient underwent an emergency laparotomy with a resulting partial cystectomy, and made an uneventful recovery.