ECTOPIC GESTATION: UTILITY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
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Ectopic pregnancy, ultrasonographyAbstract
Estimates of the death rate from ectopic gestation are about one in 1000 cases.1 The first documented autopsy performed in USA circa 1638 or 1639, identified an ectopic pregnancy as the cause of death. This disease can result in the death of young women of child-bearing age who are otherwise free of diseases and in whom eradication of the ectopic pregnancy ends their current risk. Ultrasound is utilized in diagnosing ectopic gestation as depicted in the case reported below.
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