Case ReportJournal of Young PharmacistsVol. 8 | Issue 2 | 2016 | pp. 156–158Open access
An Incidental Finding of Heterotopic Pregnancy in a Patient Presented with acute Abdomen post D&C of Unwanted Pregnancy
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- 1 Faculty of Medicine, University Sultan Zainal, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA.
- 2 Senior Specialist in General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Head Manager of the CME dep in Al Karama Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, MALAYSIA IRAQ.
Published in Journal of Young Pharmacists
Correspondence: Naghem Farouk Abed
Faculty of Medicine, University Sultan Zainal, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA.
Email: naghamfa@yahoo.com
Copyright: © 2016 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 16, 2016
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How to cite
Abed, N. F., Yassin, W. A. K., Salih, H. A. M., Aziz, A. B. A., & Haque, M. (2016). An Incidental Finding of Heterotopic Pregnancy in a Patient Presented with acute Abdomen post D&C of Unwanted Pregnancy. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 8(2), 156–158. https://doi.org/naghamfa@yahoo.com
Abstract
Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is a rare condition. There is the simultaneous presence of intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies. Such condition can be a life-threatening. The diagnosis can also be easily missed especially in early pregnancy. We present this case of a 28-year old patient who was misdiagnosed as normal intrauterine pregnancy. She had illegal termination of unwanted 14-week pregnancy in a private hospital. The patient presented to us with acute abdomen two days after D&C. Following clinical examination, uterine perforation was suspected. Abdominal ultrasound showed a coexisting abdominal pregnancy in the right hypochondrium. his heterotopic pregnancy was undiagnosed at her initial presentation to the first hospital. Emergency laparotomy was done, uterine perforation was sutured and abdominal pregnancy was excised.
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| Title | An Incidental Finding of Heterotopic Pregnancy in a Patient Presented with acute Abdomen post D&C of Unwanted Pregnancy |
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| Authors | Naghem Farouk Abed; Wisam Abdul-Kadder Yassin; Hayder Assim Mohammed Salih; Aniza Binti Abd Aziz; Mainul Haque |
| Affiliations | Faculty of Medicine, University Sultan Zainal, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, MALAYSIA.; Senior Specialist in General and Laparoscopic Surgery, Head Manager of the CME dep in Al Karama Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, MALAYSIA IRAQ. |
| Corresponding author | naghamfa@yahoo.com |
| Journal | Journal of Young Pharmacists |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2016) |
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