Diagnosis and surgical management of two cases of spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy
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چکیده
Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is a rare condition, with an incidence of 130,000 after spontaneous conception, which increases to 11,000-1100 following assisted reproduction technology (ART), but potentially life threatening, since the rupture EP may lead major internal bleeding, hemoperitoneum and hypovolemic shock.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of clinical images and medical case reports
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2766-7820']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52768/2766-7820/2274