| Literature DB >> 15212416 |
Robert W Vorhies1, William A Waswick, James E Delmore, Jonathan M Dort, John W Shaw.
Abstract
Trauma is the leading cause of nonobstetric morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Care of the pregnant trauma patient is well documented in the medical literature; however, little has been written about the management of trauma patients with ectopic or cornual pregnancy. Herein, we report the previously undocumented occurrence of a traumatic rupture of a cornual ectopic pregnancy. The use of trauma ultrasound, computerized tomography, as well as obstetrical evaluation prevented an imminent life-threatening complication of this patient's pregnancy.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15212416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am Surg ISSN: 0003-1348 Impact factor: 0.688