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Preoperative Diagnosis of Third Trimester Abdominal Pregnancy by Transvaginal Ultrasound

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY-Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Box 24-450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098.

David Halio, MD

Rebecca Shiffman, MD

Lawrence Flaxman, MD

Jose Castro, MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York.

Abdominal pregnancy is a potentially lethal condition that is often misdiagnosed. A clinically suspected abdominal pregnancy at 31 gestational weeks was demonstrated by transvaginal sonogram and confirmed at laparotomy.

Key Words: abdominal pregnancy • preoperative diagnosis • transvaginal sonography

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