Author/Authors :
ŞAHİN ERSOY, Gülçin Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Research and Training Hospital, Turkey , EKEN, Meryem Zeynep Kamil Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
Title Of Article :
HETEROTOPIC PREGNANCY MISDIAGNOSED AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS
Abstract :
The diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy is usually more difficult than the other obstetric emergencies, necessitating a thorough anamnesis and a high diagnostic suspicion, followed by the utilization of ultrasonography as the most valuable diagnostic tool. In this report the intraoperative finding of a heterotopic pregnancy in an adult female patient was presented while being operated by the general surgeon with the working diagnosis of acute appendicitis under emergency conditions
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
heterotopic pregnancy , appendicitis
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Istanbul Faculty Of Medicine
