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Sonographic demonstration of simultaneous intrauterine and extrauterine gestation.
Author(s) -
Yaghoobian J,
Pinck R L,
Ramanathan K,
Ibarra J
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1986.5.6.309
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , gestation , obstetrics , fetus , laparoscopy , ultrasonography , ectopic pregnancy , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Simultaneous intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies are extremely rare. The diagnosis is usually made by laparoscopy and/or laparotomy. Three cases are presented in which the diagnosis was made during sonographic examinations by simultaneous demonstration of fetal cardiac motion in both the intrauterine and extrauterine fetuses. Early diagnosis of this condition significantly reduces the morbidity and mortality of both the mother and the intrauterine gestation.