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Concurrent tubal ectopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18262153     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 25-year-old woman had signs of an acute surgical abdomen. Differential diagnoses were ectopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed an apparent inflamed appendix and left-sided unruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy. This case illustrates the importance of considering multiple pathologic disorders in a patient with an acute surgical abdomen, especially in pregnancy. Furthermore, it shows that laparoscopy constitutes the optimal treatment modality in patients with multiple diagnoses, because it combines multifocal diagnosis and treatment without additional postoperative morbidity.
Authors:
Eric J Hazebroek; Onno Boonstra; Erwin van der Harst
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of minimally invasive gynecology     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1553-4650     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:    2008 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-11     Completed Date:  2008-05-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101235322     Medline TA:  J Minim Invasive Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  97-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medical Centre Rijnmond Zuid, Department of Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ejhazebroek@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdomen, Acute / etiology*,  surgery
Adult
Appendectomy
Appendicitis / complications*,  diagnosis,  surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Tubal / diagnosis,  surgery*

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