Concurrent Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy and Appendicitis

Ngo Thi Hien, Kien Le, Casida Le, Hieu Duy Nguyen

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine · 2005 · 13 citations · 10 references

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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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