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Concurrent tubal ectopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis.
- Source :
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Journal of minimally invasive gynecology [J Minim Invasive Gynecol] 2008 Jan-Feb; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 97-8. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- A 25-year-old woman had signs of an acute surgical abdomen. Differential diagnoses were ectopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed an apparent inflamed appendix and left-sided unruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy. This case illustrates the importance of considering multiple pathologic disorders in a patient with an acute surgical abdomen, especially in pregnancy. Furthermore, it shows that laparoscopy constitutes the optimal treatment modality in patients with multiple diagnoses, because it combines multifocal diagnosis and treatment without additional postoperative morbidity.
- Subjects :
- Abdomen, Acute surgery
Adult
Appendectomy
Appendicitis diagnosis
Appendicitis surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures methods
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Tubal diagnosis
Abdomen, Acute etiology
Appendicitis complications
Laparoscopy methods
Pregnancy, Tubal surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1553-4650
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18262153
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2007.06.009