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41People's Journal of Scientific Research Vol. 6(2), July 2013 Efficacy of First Trimester Ultrasound in the Early Diagnosis of Abdominal Pregnancy

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  • 1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, People's College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462037

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Abdominal pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy that implants in the peritoneal cavity, other than the
fallopian tube & ovary. It is very difficult to diagnose both clinically & radiologically in early gestational period. Cases
described in the literature were diagnosed in late gestational period.
The present case was of a young female who presented with intermittent, lower abdominal pain, abnormal foetal
movements with a history of abnormal foetal position on clinical examination. On antenatal sonography, a live foetus of
18-19 weeks was seen outside the uterus in peritoneal cavity.

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