منابع مشابه
Ultrasound diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy (EP) remains the number one cause of first trimester maternal death. Traditionally, laparoscopy has been the gold standard for diagnosis of EP. The advent of high-resolution transvaginal scan (TVS) means more clinically stable women with EPs are diagnosed earlier, well before surgery becomes necessary in many cases. Early diagnosis by TVS is therefore potentially life saving a...
متن کاملDiagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy
The estimated prevalence of ectopic pregnancy is 1-2% worldwide. In the United Kingdom nearly 12 000 ectopic pregnancies are diagnosed each year, which gives a prevalence of 1.1%. Although death after ectopic pregnancy is rare, the burden of disease is high owing to the cost of diagnostic tests and expensive treatment. Serious adverse outcomes in ectopic pregnancies are typically caused by dela...
متن کاملDiagnosis and Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy.
The most common site of localisation of an ectopic pregnancy is the fallopian tube. Rarely an ectopic pregnancy can be found in the ovary, a caesarean section scar, the abdomen or the cervix. Risk factors are previous ectopic pregnancy, PID, endometriosis, previous pelvic surgery, the presence of a coil and infertility. However, a third of women with an ectopic pregnancy have no known risk fact...
متن کاملEarly diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy.
During the period from 1995 to 1999, 64 patients were treated for ectopic pregnancy. All patients admitted to the department passed the same procedure including (complete preoperative laboratory findings, Beta HCG, serum progesterone and transvaginal colour Doppler). In patients who had ultrasound finding typical for ectopic pregnancy in combination with positive Beta HCG, conservative treatmen...
متن کاملThe diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy.
The increase in the number of women in whom a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is made presents challenges to the gynaecologist. It is important to follow diagnostic protocols to ensure that cases are not missed. But because diagnostic tools, such as the use of serum hCG estimations, improves pickup, clinicians need to be aware that surgery is not the only effective way of managing ectopic pregna...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1473-7159,1744-8352
DOI: 10.1586/erm.11.72