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Case 69 - A 31-Year-Old Woman with Cesarean Scar Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

Todd R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Lisa Keder
Affiliation:
Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus
Abimola Famuyide
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Kimberly S. Gecsi
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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Summary

A 31-year-old gravida 3, para 1011 at 7 weeks’ gestation presents with vaginal spotting. She complains of no pain but reports mild uterine cramping. Her obstetric history is notable for a term cesarean delivery two years ago for non-reassuring fetal heart tones. Her first pregnancy was a fallopian tube ectopic pregnancy treated with methotrexate and complicated by a gastrointestinal hemorrhage. On review of systems, she reports nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. Her past medical history is significant for gastric ulcers and her past surgical history is significant for tonsillectomy. She is currently taking a proton pump inhibitor and prenatal vitamins. She has no known allergies.

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Surgical Gynecology
A Case-Based Approach
, pp. 209 - 211
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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