Author/Authors :
Bıldırcın, Fatma Devran Ondokuz Mayıs University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey , Isık, Yüksel Ağrı State Hospital - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Heterotopic pregnancy, a hidden hazard of intrauterine pregnancy
Abstract :
Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is the occurrence of an extrauterine pregnancy simultaneously with an intrauterine pregnancy. It is a rare event, with an incidence of 1:3.889. Complications of extrauterine pregnancy range from acute abdominal pain to hemorrhagic shock and other life-threatening consequences. Herein, we report the case of a gravida 1 para 0 woman with heterotopic pregnancy who underwent right salpingectomy.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Ectopic , Heterotopic , Pregnancy , Salpingectomy
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Experimental and Clinical Medicine