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Case Studies | Gynaecology | India | Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2016 | Popularity: 6.1 / 10
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy Two Years After Supracervical Hysterectomy
Chaudhary Rachna, Sanju
Abstract: This is an interesting case report of a patient who presented with ruptured ovarian ectopic pregnancy two years after hysterectomy. Ovarian ectopic is a rare event and posthysterctomy ovarian ectopic is even more rare event. Any patient in reproductive age group with history of hysterectomy but with intact ovaries if presents with acute abdomen, a possibility of ectopic pregnancy should always be considered. A 30 yr. old female with history of supracervical hysterectomy done two years ago presented with acute pain in abdomen with vaginal bleeding. She was examined, investigated and diagnosed as a case of ectopic pregnancy, for which emergency laparotomy was done. Laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis and patient was subsequently successfully managed.
Keywords: ectopic, supracervical hysterectomy, late presentation
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2016
Pages: 1274 - 1275
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