Out-of-hospital diagnosis of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy: Myometrial embryo implantation, an exceptional diagnosis

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-498

  Galinski, Michel ^a   Petrovic, Tomislav ^a   Rodrigues, Anabela ^b   Hermann, Monika ^b   Catineau, Jean ^a   Adnet, Frederic ^a   Lapostolle, Frederic ^a  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Gynecology Obstetrical Department   (France)

Author keywords

Out of hospital emergency medicine; Ruptured ectopic pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RUPTURE; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RUPTURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956363788     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.493984     Document Type: Conference Paper

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