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First trimester ultrasound demonstrating a viable intrauterine pregnancy.
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An ultrasound (USS) scan was performed at 11 weeks gestation to exclude an ectopic pregnancy, which demonstrated a singleton viable intrauterine pregnancy with 2 small cervical fibroids (<4 cm) and a small amount of free fluid in the pouch of Douglas (Figure 1).
USS 20 weeks demonstrating an intrauterine pregnancy with normal amniotic fluid volume.
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A diagnosis of fibroid red cell degeneration was determined as an explanation for the abdominal pain. A routine anomaly USS was performed at 20 weeks which was unremarkable (Figure 2).
Abdominal MRI showing the fetus outside the uterus on the right side of the abdomen with the fetal head adjacent to the liver and gallbladder. The placenta is seen outside the uterus in the abdomen superior to the uterus.
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