OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to describe diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy using bedside transvaginal ultrasound (US) in an established emergency US program. METHODS This was a retrospective study on patients presenting over a 2-year period performed at a level I urban academic emergency department (ED). The ED sees 78,000 patients annually and has a residency and ac...

The purpose of this clinical report was to introduce a simple and effective way of performing ectopic eruption treatment utilizing a triangular wedging spring. This consists of 3 helical loops in a triangular shape with 0.018-inch Australian wire. The middle helical loop is made for wedging spring action, while the other 2 helical loops are action arms inserted between the second primary molar ...

Ectopic pregnancy has been increasing in frequency over the past 2 decades. The sudden rupture of ectopic pregnancy can lead to haemorrhagic shock and death if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. The first step in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is demonstration of pregnancy by means of a rapidly performed and sensitive qualitative urine test for the beta-subunit of human chorioni...

Ectopic pregnancy is commonly seen as a differential diagnosis of first-trimester vaginal bleeding. Often the diagnosis is made based on a combination of exam findings, transvaginal ultrasound, and a positive pregnancy test. Our case describes a patient with a history of ectopic pregnancy treated with methotrexate and serial human chorionic gonadotropin measurements that were decreasing appropr...

The implantation of trophoblast cells at extrauterine sites still results in decidualization. The objective of the present study was to compare decidualization at eutopic and ectopic implantation sites. Tissues from women undergoing elective termination of uterine pregnancy and from women with ectopic pregnancy were used to detect the presence of cells important for the maintenance of pregnancy...

Introduction: Ninety­five percent of ectopic pregnancies occur in the fallopian tube. Diagnosis and exact location of ectopic pregnancy is usually easy during the 1st trimester of pregnancy by ultrasonography. Ampulla is the most common site for ectopic tubal pregnancies. Case Series: Here we report two cases of ampullary ectopic pregnancy with variable presentation. First case was a 27­year­ol...

Background: The innate immune system is our first line of defense against invading pathogens. Toll–like receptors (TLRs) have been identified as a key role in mediating the function of innate immune system which bridges the gap between innate and adaptive immunity. For example, TLR2 is able to act as a homodimer to recognize lipoteichoic acids of Gram-positive bacteria but as a heterodimer with...