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. 2010 Jul;3(3):304.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.66563.

Heterotopic pregnancy: A diagnosis we should suspect more often

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Heterotopic pregnancy: A diagnosis we should suspect more often

Karim Ibn Majdoub Hassani et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2010 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Ultrasonography showing free intraperitoneal fluid and a normal-looking intrauterine gestation with a positive fetal heart rate, consistent with a fetal age of approximately 10 weeks of amenorrhea
Figure 2
Figure 2
Salpingectomy specimen
Figure 3
Figure 3
Image of a transvaginal sonography of the uterus (transverse section) showing an intrauterine gestation (black arrow) coexisting with an ectopic cornual pregnancy (*) with a sac of 25 mm in diameter, containing an embryo with a crown rump length of 13 mm
Figure 4
Figure 4
Ultrasonography demonstrating free fluid adjacent to the kidney, consistent with a large amount of hemoperitoneum in a patient with ruptured ectopic pregnancy

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