TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Ectopic Pregnancy
A1  - Rees, Margaret
A1  - Hope, Sally
A1  - Oehler, Martin K
A1  - Moore, Jane
A1  - Crawford, Polly
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Problem Solving in Women's Health
AB  - A  32-year-old  woman,  who  has  been  trying  to  conceive  for  13  months,  presents  with  seven  weeks  of  amenorrhoea  and  bleeding  like  a  light  period.  She  has  mild  pain  in  the  right  iliac  fossa.  Transvaginal  ultrasound  scanning  (TVS)  shows  a  thickened  endometrium,  no  intrauterine  gestational  sac,  but  free  fluid  in  the  pelvis.  Serum  human  chorionic  gonadotrophin  (hCG)  level  is  2749  IU/l.  Emergency  laparoscopy  and  a  salpingectomy  are  performed  to  remove  a  rupturing  ectopic  pregnancy.What  factors  predispose  an  individual  to  ectopic  pregnancy?How  does  a  typical  ectopic  pregnancy  present  and  evolve?Under  what  circumstance  would  one  attempt  to  preserve  the  affected  tube  and  how  likely  is  she  to  achieve  a  successful  pregnancy  in  future?  
SN  - 
PB  - Clinical Publishing
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2021/03/05
UR  - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152372500
ER  -