Chronic Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy containing a Complete Fetus inside: Case Report

  • Dr. Rupa aherwar senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India
  • Dr.chandraprakash ahirwar Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India
Keywords: chronic ectopic pregnancy, Ultrasonography, human chorionic gonadotropin

Abstract

A healthy 26 year old Para 1 presenting with a 2 months of amenorrhoea was diagnosed to have right tubal ectopic pregnancy after vaginal examination and ultrasonography. The case illustrates the need for careful history taking and considering ectopic pregnancy in women of reproductive age group even with negative pregnancy test. Emergency laparotomy confirmed swollen right tube containing a fetus with highly necrotic changes.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i03.09
Published: 2013-08-31
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aherwar R, ahirwar chandraprakash. Chronic Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy containing a Complete Fetus inside: Case Report. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2013Aug.31 [cited 2024Jul.3];1(3):131-3. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/20
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