Heterotopic pregnancy presenting with intra-abdominal haemorrhage and shock

Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare pregnancy complication in which a viable intrauterine pregnancy coincides with an ectopic pregnancy. Presentations vary widely and present a diagnostic challenge in the emergency setting. With the advent of assisted reproductive technologies, its incidence is increasing and a normal pregnancy in the setting of abdominal pain without definitive radiographic evidence for cause can complicate the diagnosis, leading to a delay in care which could increase morbidity. We present a case of a patient with a 7-week, 1-day gestation pregnancy and haemorrhagic shock with sonographic complex fluid in the abdomen who was treated with emergent laparoscopy with intraoperative findings of ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

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BMJ Case Reports
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2025-11-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-268477
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Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
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Heterotopic pregnancy presenting with intra-abdominal haemorrhage and shock

Reece Burns, Jennifer Keomany, Kurt Kauffman, Chase Sorrels
1 citations
BMJ Case Reports
Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
1.88
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Heterotopic pregnancy presenting with intra-abdominal haemorrhage and shock

Reece Burns, Jennifer Keomany, Kurt Kauffman, Chase Sorrels
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1 citations

Abstract

Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare pregnancy complication in which a viable intrauterine pregnancy coincides with an ectopic pregnancy. Presentations vary widely and present a diagnostic challenge in the emergency setting. With the advent of assisted reproductive technologies, its incidence is increasing and a normal pregnancy in the setting of abdominal pain without definitive radiographic evidence for cause can complicate the diagnosis, leading to a delay in care which could increase morbidity. We present a case of a patient with a 7-week, 1-day gestation pregnancy and haemorrhagic shock with sonographic complex fluid in the abdomen who was treated with emergent laparoscopy with intraoperative findings of ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

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Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
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