[Combined pregnancy: a case report and literature review]

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei). 1993 Jul;52(1):58-61.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Combined or heterotopic pregnancy has been regarded as extremely rare in the past three decades. If it continues without diagnosis, a life-threatening situation may occur. A case of eight-week gestation is presented in which there was threatened abortion. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy for internal bleeding. Upon operation, combined pregnancy, with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, was diagnosed. Left salpingectomy was performed uneventfully. Neither chronic salpingitis nor administration of ovulation-induction agents was part of past history. A viable ongoing intrauterine pregnancy continued after operation, and a normal male was delivered by cesarean section after a 39-week gestation where labor progressed too slowly for normal delivery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy*
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / etiology
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / surgery*