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. 2011 Oct;37(4):231-40.
doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2011-0073. Epub 2011 Jul 4.

Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy

Vanitha N Sivalingam  1 , W Colin Duncan, Emma Kirk, Lucy A Shephard, Andrew W Horne
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Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy

Vanitha N Sivalingam et al. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2011 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Transvaginal ultrasound images of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and ectopic pregnancy. (A) An IUP at 6 weeks. The central dark area is the intrauterine gestational sac and within the sac is a circular ringed structure that is the yolk sac. The small oval structure below the yolk sac is the fetus. (B) An ectopic pregnancy. To the right of the image is the normal uterus and to the left of the uterus is the doughnut-shaped ectopic pregnancy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Recommended diagnostic and management approach for suspected ectopic pregnancy. It is important to highlight that the figure of 66% is used as a practical guide only and that all cases of pregnancy of unknown location should be considered as a potential ectopic pregnancy until assessment proves otherwise or management is complete. β-hCG, beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A) Left tubal ectopic pregnancy at laparoscopy. (B) Tubal ectopic pregnancy has been removed by salpingectomy.
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