An Unusual Ectopic Pregnancy

Obstetrical emergency: an unusual case of an ectopic pregnancy.

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2012;25(1):73–75 A 21-year-old African American woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of heavy vaginal bleeding; she had experienced varying amounts of bleeding but never needed more than a pad per hour. She was known to be less than 12 weeks pregnant but was unsure of the date of her last menstrual period. She was gravida 3 and parity 2, wi...

An unusual case of rudimentary uterine horn ectopic pregnancy.

Case Report A 23-year-old single lady was referred to our institution’s Emergency Department for the suspicion of ectopic pregnancy after an ultrasound scan performed by a private practitioner. She had initially requested for a termination of pregnancy. At 10 weeks amenorrhoea, she did not have any abnormal symptoms such as abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding. A transvaginal pelvic ultrasound wa...

Unusual Ectopic Pregnancy: Beyond the Tubes

Introduction Nearly 95 percent of ectopic pregnancies are implanted in the various segments of the fallopian tube, the remaining 5 percent of non tubal ectopic pregnancies (EP) implants in the ovary, peritoneal cavity, cervix, or prior cesarean scar and are considered unusual ectopic pregnancies. Unusual EP are considered an important challenge for the gynaecologist who must recognize this cond...

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

An Unusual Case of Live Caesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: A Common Entity in an Uncommon Location

BACKGROUND Scar pregnancy is an extremely rare type of ectopic pregnancy, where there is implantation of the gestational sac onto the anterior wall of the uterus at the site of previous LSCS scar in a multipara female. Due to a poor vascular supply to the lower uterine segment, caesarean scars may heal improperly predisposing it to be a site of improper implantation of the gestational sac. RE...