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041			_aEnglish
050			_aOB20070004
100			_aMagharing, Karen Gracia S., MD.
245			_aValidation of the Role of Transvaginal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy Cases from 2002 to 2007 at A Tertiary Hospital
260			_aQuezon City _bFEU-NRMF _c2007
300			_a20 p.
336			_aText
337			_aUnmediated
338			_aVolume
520			_aABSTRACT: Ectopic pregnancy is a life and fertility-threatening condition. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy should be made based on the positive visualization of an adnexal mass on transvaginal ultrasound. This study aims to assess the usefulness of transvaginal ultrasound for the early detection of ectopic pregnancies in women presumed to have ectopic pregnancy based on the various sonographic appearance prior to surgery and final diagnosis will be based on the findings at surgery and subsequent histology of removed tissues. A total of 47 women diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy by ultrasound were used during the study period. In our study, majority of confirmed ectopic pregnancies are seen as a complex adnexal mass accounting for 57.4% especially if associated with culdesac fluid which is suggestive of hemoperitoneum accounting to 63.8%. However, the presence of a live gestational sac or embryo allowed a definitive diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Efficacy of ultrasound was 89.4% in the early detection of ectopic pregnancy and hence plays a very important role in reducing the maternal mortality and morbidity associated with this condition.
521			_aresearch
700			_4co-author _aMartin, Nora A., MD.
887			_aRES R00257
942			_2lcc _cRE