Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages e9-e11 , June 2009

Acute Abdominal Pain as a Result of a Ruptured Hematosalpinx: A Rare Complication of an Unusual Müllerian Anomaly

  • C.L. Diehl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: C.L. Diehl, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905
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  • L.P. Gavrilova-Jordan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • C.C. Coddington, MD

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, Minnesota

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 Mayo Clinic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PII: S1083-3188(08)00092-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.02.005

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages e9-e11 , June 2009

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