Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Foetal imaging, Ultrasound, Education, Foetus
Authors:
N. M. Saloum1, A. S. Gujrathi2, S. Badr2, S. A. Qureshi2, W. Ahmed2; 1Doha, Doha/QA, 2Doha/QA
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-0792
Conclusion
Diagnosis of pregnancies at unusual locations is quite challenging hence timely diagnosis and management helps in decreasing the maternal morbidity and mortality.
The absence of a gestational sac in the uterus and adnexa should prompt a thorough evaluation of other potential sites of implantation,
including the cervix,
cesarean scar,
interstitial fallopian tube,
ovaries,
cul-de-sac,
and abdomen.
Clinical imaging in addition to diagnosing ectopic pregnancy can also provide important information about anatomic relationships for surgical planning.
Radiologists should always consider ectopic pregnancy in the setting of hemoperitoneum or a pelvic mass in a woman of child-bearing age.