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ArticleCureus2025

Abdominal Pregnancy: Challenges in Recognition and Diagnosis in the Emergency Department.

Saskah Thompson, Davin Powdhar, Saleem A Varachhia, Joanne Paul, Arvind Ramnarine

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Saskah ThompsonEmergency Medicine, Eastern Regional Health Authority, Sangre Grande, TTO.
Davin PowdharEmergency Medicine, Eastern Regional Health Authority, Sangre Grande, TTO.
Saleem A VarachhiaFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.
Joanne PaulPediatric Emergency Medicine, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.
Arvind RamnarineEmergency Medicine, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An abdominal pregnancy (AP) is a unique type of ectopic pregnancy that occurs when the embryo implants within the peritoneal cavity. It is an obstetrical emergency that can be fatal to both the mother and the fetus. Being able to identify such an occurrence in the emergency department requires physicians to understand certain risk factors and clinical findings and appreciate diagnostic challenges. This report discusses the case of a young female who presented with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding in what was believed to be an intrauterine pregnancy and later discovered to be an AP. It also highlights the differences in presentation of such cases as well as barriers that may impede diagnosis.

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abdominal pain in pregnant womenabdominal pregnancymisdiagnosispoint-of-care-ultrasoundrecognition barriers

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PMCPMC12240609

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