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β-HCG concentration in peritoneal fluid and serum in ectopic and intrauterine pregnancy
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Oettinger, Moshe Odeh, Marwan Tarazova, Lidia Snitkovsky, Tamara Ophir, Ella |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Objective. To evaluate the significance of P-HCG levels in peritoneal fluid and serum in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Study design setting. Obstetrics and Gynecology department of a regional general hospital. Subjects. Sixty-two women who presented with a differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy vs. nonviable intrauterine pregnancy. Interventions. All patients underwent D & C and culdocentesis. P-HCG was measured in simultaneously obtained peritoneal fluid (PF) and serum (S), and the PFiS ratio calculated. Results. Twenty-three patients had an ectopic pregnancy (Group I). All 23 had higher β-HCG concentrations in the PF than in the serum, with a mean PFiS ratio of 19.1 ± 16.9. Twenty-four patients had an intrauterine pregnancy (Group II). The β-HCG levels in the PF and serum were similar (mean PF/S 1.1 ±0.2). The difference in PFiS ratio between groups I and II was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion. The measurement of P-HCG in peritoneal fluid and serum is a useful diagnostic tool in differentiating ectopic from intrauterine pregnancy. |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3109/00016349509008941/full |
| Ending Page | 215 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 212 |
| ISSN | 00016349 |
| e-ISSN | 16000412 |
| DOI | 10.3109/00016349509008941 |
| Journal | Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 74 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Obstetrics and Gynecology Intrauterine Pregnancy Peritoneal Fluid Differentiating |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
