Heterotopic pregnancy in a natural conception cycle presenting with tubal rupture: A case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-82

  Varras, Michael ^a,b   Akrivis, Christodoulos ^a   Hadjopoulos, Grigorios ^a   Antoniou, Nikolaos ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Haemoperitoneum; Heterotopic pregnancy; Natural conception cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCEPTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; SALPINGECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; COMORBIDITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0037427634     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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