Interstitial ectopic pregnancy: A rare and difficult clinicosonographic diagnosis
Author(s) -
Rajul Rastogi,
GL Meena,
N. Rastogi,
Vaibhav Rastogi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.44116
Subject(s) - ectopic pregnancy , medicine , interstitial pregnancy , ultrasound , fallopian tube , radiology , radiological weapon , pregnancy , obstetrics , surgery , genetics , biology
Ectopic pregnancy in the interstitial part of the fallopian tube is a rare event. This condition presents a challenge for clinical as well as radiological diagnosis. Although routine two-dimensional ultrasound can be suggestive, three-dimensional ultrasound is highly accurate in diagnosis. Hence, the authors report a rare case of interstitial ectopic pregnancy diagnosed preoperatively by three-dimensional ultrasound and managed laparoscopically.
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