| Eccentrically located intrauterine pregnancy misdiagnosed as interstitial ectopic pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 20447724 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This is a case report of an eccentrically located intrauterine pregnancy initially diagnosed as an interstitial ectopic pregnancy. Although interstitial ectopic pregnancy represents a well-known pitfall in first-trimester sonography, the common error is to misidentify the ectopic pregnancy as intrauterine, not the reverse. Such an error is potentially catastrophic because it may lead to the inadvertent termination of a viable pregnancy. Although the role of ultrasonography for evaluation of ectopic pregnancy is well established, its diagnostic accuracy for interstitial ectopic pregnancy remains uncertain. Because of this, sonographic findings should be considered suggestive, but not diagnostic, in this setting. |
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Authors:
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Adam Ash; Patrick Ko; Christopher Dewar; Christopher Raio |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-05-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of emergency medicine Volume: 56 ISSN: 1097-6760 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Emerg Med Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-29 Completed Date: 2010-12-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8002646 Medline TA: Ann Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 684-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright © 2010 American College of Emergency Physicians. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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North Shore University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA. adamash4@gmail.com |
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Adult Diagnostic Errors* Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis, ultrasonography* Pregnancy Trimester, First Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis*, ultrasonography Uterine Hemorrhage / diagnosis, etiology |
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