The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine · 2005 · 13 citations · 10 references
MedicineObstetricsSurgeryMaternal MortalityMaternal-fetal MedicineObstetric ComplicationsAbdominal SurgeryEctopic PregnancyMaternal Medical Complications In PregnancyObstetric EmergenciesObstetric Emergency CareSevere Maternal MorbidityAbdominal Ectopic PregnancyEctopic Pregnancy Differential DiagnosisEctopic Pregnancy EmergenciesEmergency Surgical ManagementPregnancy-associated AppendicitisRuptured Ectopic Pregnancy
The acute abdomen in pregnancy is a surgical emergency requiring timely diagnosis and therapy to avoid potentially high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Ectopic pregnancy and appendicitis are 2 causes of acute abdomen in pregnancy. We present a case of concurrent ruptured ectopic
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