Ectopic pregnancy causing hemothorax managed by thoracoscopy and actinomycin D

David A. Fishman; Luis A. Padilla; Axel Joob; John R. Lurain

doi:10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00721-7

Ectopic pregnancy causing hemothorax managed by thoracoscopy and actinomycin D

David A. Fishman^*, Luis A. Padilla, Axel Joob, John R. Lurain

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Background: Most patients with extratubal ectopic pregnancies present with vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal pain. We report a case of an extratubal ectopic pregnancy with extra-abdominal manifestations. Case: An ectopic pregnancy implanted on the diaphragm resulted in spontaneous hemothorax due to trophoblastic invasion into the pleura. Thoracoscopic excision followed by actinomycin D chemotherapy provided successful resolution of the ectopic pregnancy. Conclusion: Abdominal pregnancies may have bizarre clinical presentations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	837-838
Number of pages	2
Journal	Obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	91
Issue number	5 II SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00721-7
State	Published - May 1998

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