| Interstitial pregnancy undetected during earlier first-trimester screening for fetal aneuploidy at 13 weeks' gestation. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18465810 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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First-trimester screening for fetal aneuploidy using nuchal translucency (NT), pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, free or total beta-hCG, and maternal age constitutes a very effective screening test for fetal Down syndrome. We describe a case in which a patient presented at 14 weeks' gestation with an acute abdomen 1 week after first-trimester screening (including NT measurement) performed elsewhere, which was negative for trisomies 21 and 18. Sonographic examination revealed an interstitial pregnancy with a singleton fetus with present cardiac activity, which had not been noted 1 week earlier at the time of earlier transabdominal NT measurement. This case indicates that successful acquisition of a NT measurement during first-trimester screening for fetal aneuploidy does not negate the rare possibility of an unusual ectopic pregnancy. |
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Authors:
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David M Sherer; Mudar Dalloul; Margarita Sokolovski; Dorota Borawski; Freda Granderson; Ovadia Abulafia |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU Volume: 37 ISSN: 1097-0096 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Ultrasound Publication Date: 2009 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-16 Completed Date: 2009-07-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401663 Medline TA: J Clin Ultrasound Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 168-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 445 Lenox Road, Box 24, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098, USA. |
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Abdomen, Acute
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etiology Adult Aneuploidy* Diagnostic Errors Fallopian Tubes / surgery Female Humans Mass Screening / methods Nuchal Translucency Measurement / methods Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, First* Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis, surgery, ultrasonography* Prenatal Diagnosis / methods* |
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