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Two Cases of Heterotopic Pregnancy |
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| Authors: | Nicholas C. Avitabile DO Nicole L. Kaban MD Sebastian D. Siadecki MD Resa E. Lewiss MD Turandot Saul MD RDMS RDCS |
| Affiliation: | Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Ultrasound Division, Mount Sinai St Luke's Hospital and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York USA |
| Abstract: | We present 2 recent cases of heterotopic pregnancy in which bedside sonography performed by the treating emergency physician was used to identify the heterotopic pregnancy and facilitate prompt gynecologic intervention. The cases, the sonographic approach to the diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy, and a review of the literature are presented. |
| Keywords: | bedside sonography ectopic pregnancy emergency ultrasound gynecologic ultrasound heterotopic pregnancy |