Clinics in diagnostic imaging (92).
- Author:
A T Y E
1
;
S L LAM
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899. lamsl@kkh.com.sg
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
etiology;
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Methotrexate;
therapeutic use;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy, Ectopic;
diagnostic imaging;
drug therapy;
Ultrasonography
- From:Singapore medical journal
2003;44(12):656-660
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 43-year-old woman presented with a 10-day history of lower abdominal pain and two days of vaginal bleeding. Ultrasonography showed a sac-like structure within the endocervical canal. The structure had a thick echogenic rim. No foetal heartbeat was seen. Intramuscular methotrexate was given and evacuation of the uterus yielded a small amount of tissue which was revealed histologically as products of conception, confirming the diagnosis of a cervical ectopic pregnancy. The clinical and imaging features of cervical ectopic pregnancy are highlighted.
