A ruptured seventeen weeks' ectopic pregnancy: A case report | [Journal of Pakistan Medical Association • 2021]

Author(s):

1. Usama Shabbir: Department of North Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital Lahore,Lahore,Pakistan

2. Jamal Anwar: Department of North Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital Lahore,Lahore,Pakistan

3. Mohammad Sohail Asghar: Department of North Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital Lahore,Lahore,Pakistan

4. Balakh Sher Zaman: Department of North Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital Lahore,Lahore,Pakistan

5. Ameer Afzal: Department of North Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital Lahore,Lahore,Pakistan

6. Mussab Nadeem: Department of North Surgery, King Edward Medical University, Mayo Hospital Lahore,Lahore,Pakistan

Abstract:

Ectopic pregnancy is a common condition with a prevalence of 2% in all pregnancies. Implantation of the developing blastocyst outside the uterine cavity leads to ectopic pregnancy. About 95% of ectopic pregnancies occur in the different segments of the fallopian tubes. Usually, an ectopic pregnancy grows up to 1.5-3.5 cm and any size greater than this leads to rupture. We present a case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy in which the foetus had a crown-rump length(CRL) of 12 cm was retrieved. To our knowledge, this is the largest foetus recovered from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy at the ampulla of fallopian tube reported in the literature. Timely diagnosis and proper management is the key to reduce morbidity associated with it.

Page(s): 763-765

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Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 71, Issue: 2B, Year: 2021

Keywords:

Ectopic pregnancy Implantation Foetus Case report

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