"Pregnancy, Ectopic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potentially life-threatening condition in which EMBRYO IMPLANTATION occurs outside the cavity of the UTERUS. Most ectopic pregnancies (>96%) occur in the FALLOPIAN TUBES, known as TUBAL PREGNANCY. They can be in other locations, such as UTERINE CERVIX; OVARY; and abdominal cavity (PREGNANCY, ABDOMINAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D011271
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.733
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy, Ectopic- Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Ectopic Pregnancies
- Pregnancies, Ectopic
- Pregnancy, Extrauterine
- Extrauterine Pregnancies
- Extrauterine Pregnancy
- Pregnancies, Extrauterine
- Ectopic Pregnancy
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| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy, Ectopic" by people in Profiles.
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Active vs Expectant Management of Persisting Pregnancy of Unknown Location-Reply. JAMA. 2021 12 14; 326(22):2330.
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A laparoscopic approach to cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 03; 226(3):417-419.
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Effect of an Active vs Expectant Management Strategy on Successful Resolution of Pregnancy Among Patients With a Persisting Pregnancy of Unknown Location: The ACT or NOT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 08 03; 326(5):390-400.
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Optimal treatment for women with a persisting pregnancy of unknown location, a randomized controlled trial: The ACT-or-NOT trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 10; 73:145-151.
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Disparities in receipt of a laparoscopic operation for ectopic pregnancy among TRICARE beneficiaries. Surgery. 2017 05; 161(5):1341-1347.
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Chlamydia trachomatis immunoglobulin G3 seropositivity is a predictor of reproductive outcomes in infertile women with patent fallopian tubes. Fertil Steril. 2015 Dec; 104(6):1522-6.
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Expectant management of ectopic pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun; 55(2):461-70.
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Determining ectopic pregnancy risk using progesterone levels. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Jun 01; 73(11):1892.
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Ectopic pregnancy: expectant management of immediate surgery? J Fam Pract. 2006 Jun; 55(6):517-22.
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Ectopic pregnancy: forget the "classic presentation" if you want to catch it sooner. J Fam Pract. 2006 May; 55(5):388-95.