ectopic pregnancy
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Laboratory
- serum progesterone < 22 ng/mL in conjunction with elevated serum beta-choriogonadotropin[1]
Diagnostic procedures
- transvaginal ultrasound is the best diagnostic test for ectopic pregnancy[2]
Management
- surgery: salpingectomy vs salpingotomy
- salpingostomy is associated with greater likelihood of postoperative complications & does not confer an obvious advantage for future fertility[3]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Buckley RG et al. Serum progesterone testing to predict ectopic pregnancy in symptomatic first-trimester patients. Ann Emerg Med 2000 Aug 36 95-100 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/109180993)
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Crochet JR et al. Does this woman have an ectopic pregnancy? The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review. JAMA 2013 Apr 24; 309:1722 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23613077
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Mol F et al. Salpingotomy versus salpingectomy in women with tubal pregnancy (ESEP study): An open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2014 Feb 3 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499812 <Internet> http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960123-9/fulltext