Negative Urine B-hCG Pregnancy Test in Chronic Ectopic Pregnancy – a Case Report

Authors

  • Shyam Sundar Parajuly Department of Radiology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Ananda Bahadur Shrestha Department of Radiology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Dela Singh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Rabi Prasad Regmi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Rajesh Adhikari Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/mjpahs.v1i1.22462

Keywords:

Chronic ectopic pregnancy, urine pregnancy test, ultrasound

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a gynecological emergency that can bring catastrophic condition leading tubal rupture and hemorrhagic shock. Chronic ectopic pregnancy is a very rare type of tubal pregnancy presenting with a tubal mass with negative B hCG (beta human chorionic gonadotropin test. We present a case in twenty seven years old female with a history of six weeks of amenorrhea with complain of acute lower abdominal pain and per-vaginal bleeding. Urine pregnancy test (UPT) was negative. A total left salpingoectomy was undertaken and the histopathological examination revealed the presence of chorionic villi, suggesting the diagnosis of chronic ectopic tubal pregnancy. It is obvious that ectopic pregnancy could not be excluded with negative urine B-hCG test.

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Published

2018-06-04

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