Question 137 (part 2) · LEK · Ectopic pregnancy
Select the true statement regarding ectopic pregnancy:
- A. the classical triad of symptoms includes amenorrhoea, vomiting and hypogastric pain.
- B. tubal abortion and fallopian tube rupture in the course of ectopic pregnancy cause moderate clinical symptoms and require expectant management.
- C. caesarean scar pregnancy is exceedingly rare.
- D. differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy should include, among others, torsion or rupture of an ovarian cyst, threatened abortion, endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease.
- E. laparoscopic surgery is contraindicated in ectopic pregnancy, and laparotomy should be performed.
Hint
Recall the true classic triad of ectopic pregnancy and which conditions mimic acute pelvic pain with bleeding in early pregnancy.
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