"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy, Ectopic" by people in Profiles.
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MR imaging of ectopic pregnancy with an emphasis on unusual implantation sites. Jpn J Radiol. 2013 Feb; 31(2):75-80.
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Miscellaneous tumour-like lesions of the ovary: cross-sectional imaging review. Br J Radiol. 2012 May; 85(1013):477-86.
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Sonographic demonstration of air in the myometrium. A complication of culdocentesis. J Ultrasound Med. 1992 Jan; 11(1):7-9.
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Comparison of transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasonography in ectopic pregnancy. Can Assoc Radiol J. 1991 Oct; 42(5):349-52.
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Chronic ectopic pregnancy. A comparison with acute ectopic pregnancy. Eur J Radiol. 1987 Feb; 7(1):46-8.
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Combined intrauterine and ovarian pregnancy. A case report. J Reprod Med. 1985 Jul; 30(7):563-6.
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Chronic ectopic pregnancy. J Ultrasound Med. 1984 Aug; 3(8):347-52.