Ruptured ectopic pregnancy after elective termination of intrauterine pregnancy discovered by use of ultrasonography in the emergency department

The authors report, a case of a 27-year-old female who was diagnosed as hav ing a ruptured ectopic pregnancy approximately 12 hours after an elective t ermination of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) was performed. Multiple previ ous evaluations by an obstetrician for a chief complaint of abdominal pain revealed an IUP but did not disclose the underlying pathology. The ectopic pregnancy was identified by the emergency physician's use of ultrasound in the emergency department.