Ectopic pregnancy, a worldwide health problem, is potentially life-threatening and occurs in approximately 1.5-2% of all pregnancies in the western world; however, the precise mechanisms underlying the initiation and development of tubal ectopic pregnancy are unknown. Tubal abnormalities and dysfunction, such as altered contractility or abnormal ciliary activity, have been speculated to lead to...

In March 2010, a 32-year-old woman presented to hospital following 4 days of profuse watery diarrhoea. Her medical history included mild asthma, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease (myocardial infarction treated with balloon angioplasty 11 years previously) and she was a cigarette smoker of 20 per day for 18 years. Regular medications comprised ramipril, doxazosin and salbutamol inhalers prn....

Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is a rare clinical condition in which intrauterine and extra uterine pregnancies occur at the same time. It can be a life threatening condition and can be easily missed with the diagnosis being overlooked. We present the case of a 40 year old patient who was treated for a heterotopic pregnancy. She had a transvaginal ultrasound because of a previous ectopic pre...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate serum chlamydia antibody titers (CATs) in tubal occlusion or previous ectopic pregnancy and the associated risk factors. METHODS The study population consisted of 55 women wih tubal damage and 55 parous women. CAT was measured using the whole-cell inclusion immunofluorescence test and cervical chlamydial DNA detected by PCR. Odds ratios were calculated to assess variable...

Ruptured ectopic pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cornual specific type that occurs at the horn uterus. It often ruptures later than more common tubal pregnancies because distensible myometrial tissues surrounding gestational sac. The diagnosis cornual poses lot challenges to sonographers its closeness body uterus necessitating skill expertise. Rupture...

Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies are a rare subgroup of ectopic pregnancies implanted at sites other than the Fallopian tube. Mortality from non-tubal ectopic pregnancies is higher compared with that for tubal ectopic pregnancies, and they are becoming more common, partly due to the rising incidence of Caesarean sections and use of assisted reproductive technologies. Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies ...

Tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP) in hysterectomised patient is uncommon. It has propensity to be overlooked. We report a rare case of missed tubal 46 years old patient. She presented with abdominal pain and adnexal mass on imaging. Diagnosis was only possible intraoperatively owing overlapping symptoms imaging features that ovarian tumor.

The pain in the abdomen during pregnancy presenting to emergency department (ED) is a big diagnostic challenge. A that occurs most commonly fallopian tube, outside of uterus known as ectopic pregnancy. Acute appendicitis and are two common causes department. At 11 weeks gestational period, 27-years-old gravida 2 para 1 presented with 3-day history right iliac fossa which was not associated vagi...