ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy occurs in about 1 in every 125 –300 pregnancies, depending on the type of institution reporting Its experience. Accurate and fast diagnosis is essential to minimize morbidity and mortality. While the signs and symptoms, however occasionally, the clinical diagnosis is a typical and other causes should be considered. Ultrasonography (U/S) is a highly accurate means of establishing the diagnosis. The purpose of this research is to assess the role of the U/S in Ectopic Pregnancy. In this study, we reviewed the gross anatomy of the uterus, sonographic anatomy of the uterus, pathology of the uterus, u/s finding of pathological lesions of the uterus, methods of diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, clinical, laboratory, radiological, diagnostic ultrasound of the ectopic pregnancy and laparoscopy and lastly the differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Twentey five patients with clinical and laboratory suspicion of ectopic pregnancy, U/S accurately diagnosed true positive 86 patients (86%) from the 25 patients. In addition, U/S diagnosed most cases with alternative diagnosis to ectopic pregnancy. We discussed our results and found out that T.V U/S was indeed a great value in diagnosing early ectopic pregnancy and it decreases the negative result and improve the clinical and laboratory result thus ensuring the outmost safety of the patients. We recommend correlation of the U/S diagnosis with clinical and laboratory findings that U/S findings are strong clinical evidence in diagnosing ectopic pregnancy .