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Two Cases of Heterotopic Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Avitabile Nicholas C.,
Kaban Nicole L.,
Siadecki Sebastian D.,
Lewiss Resa E.,
Saul Turandot
Publication year - 2015
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/ultra.34.3.527
Subject(s) - heterotopic pregnancy , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , intervention (counseling) , ectopic pregnancy , gynecology , salpingectomy , psychiatry , biology , genetics
We present 2 recent cases of heterotopic pregnancy in which bedside sonography performed by the treating emergency physician was used to identify the heterotopic pregnancy and facilitate prompt gynecologic intervention. The cases, the sonographic approach to the diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy, and a review of the literature are presented.