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- Ruptured cornual heterotopic pregnancy: a possible cause of acute abdomen after voluntary pregnancy termination. Nohuz, Erdogan; Battista, Raffaele; Tamburro, Stefano; Leonenko, Marina; Bayeh, Samih; Jardon, Kris; Mage, Gérard // Anatolian Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology;2011, Issue 1, Special section p1
Because it can be difficult to diagnose, rupture is a frequent mode of revelation of cornual pregnancy. After voluntary pregnancy termination, hypovolemic shock associated with profound bleeding is uncommon and this situation is generally considered contraindicated for a laparoscopic approach....