A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report.

Authors

Samantha L. Gaetani MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Gabrielle J Garbade
Susan I Haas
Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Kathleen E. Kane MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2021

Abstract

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used worldwide. The 2 types that are used are the levonorgestrel IUD and a copper containing IUD. This is a case study of a 30-year-old female with a levonorgestrel IUD who was diagnosed with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care urine pregnancy test and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) were vital in making this diagnosis and should be utilized in patients assigned female at birth who present with abdominal pain.

Volume

16

Issue

12

First Page

3672

Last Page

3674

ISSN

1930-0433

Published In/Presented At

Gaetani, S. L., Garbade, G. J., Haas, S. I., Roth, K. R., & Kane, K. E. (2021). A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report. Radiology Case Reports, 16(12), 3672–3674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.074

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology

PubMedID

34630798

Department(s)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Document Type

Article