Culdocentesis is an obsolete diagnostic tool in suspected ectopic pregnancy

M. Glezerman; F. Press; M. Carpman

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Culdocentesis is an obsolete diagnostic tool in suspected ectopic pregnancy

M. Glezerman^*, F. Press, M. Carpman

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

We studied 332 patients with proven pregnancies. Prediction of hemoperitoneum by assessment of the Douglas pouch during bimanual examination had a false negative rate of 42.1%. The false negative rate for culdocentesis was 14.8%. It is therefore concluded that culdocentesis is not a useful tool in the diagnosis of suspected ectopic pregnancies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-9
Number of pages	5
Journal	Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Volume	252
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389600
State	Published - Sep 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Culdocentesis
Douglas pouch
Ectopic pregnancy
Hemoperitoneum

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