Pregnancy, Ectopic
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A potentially life-threatening condition in which the embryo implants outside the uterine endometrial cavity. Most ectopic pregnancies (>96%) occur in the fallopian tube (PREGNANCY, TUBAL), but they can be in the uterine cornua, cervix, ovary, and abdominal cavity (PREGNANCY, ABDOMINAL). |
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check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; heterotopic = PREGNANCY (IM) + PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC or its specifics (IM) + site (NIM); DF: PREGN ECTOPIC |
| Also Called: |
Pregnancy, Ovarian |
Pregnancy, Ectopic Categories.
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Pregnancy, Abdominal - A type of ectopic pregnancy in which the embryo implants in the abdominal cavity instead of the uterine endometrium. |
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Pregnancy, Tubal - The most common (>96%) type of ectopic pregnancy in which the extrauterine embryo implantation occurs in the fallopian tube (FALLOPIAN TUBES), usually in the ampullary region where fertilization occurs. |
Pregnancy, Ectopic Definitions and Terms
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