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. 2020 Dec 29;48(1):22–27. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2020-200888

Table 1.

Ultrasound findings and subsequent diagnosis

Ultrasound finding at baseline Women (n) Final diagnosis Treatment
Empty uterus only 10 Ectopic=6
PUL=4
Salpingectomy=6
Methotrexate=3
Conservative=1
Empty uterus and adnexal lesion 13 Ectopic=10
PUL=3
Salpingectomy=10
Methotrexate=1
Conservative=2
Fluid-filled intrauterine area 3 Ectopic=1
PUL=2
Salpingectomy=1
Methotrexate=2
Intrauterine sac without decidual reaction 1 C-scar ectopic=1* Methotrexate=1
Intrauterine sac with decidual reaction 2 Heterotopic=1*
Ectopic=1*
Salpingectomy=2

*Initially considered and managed as an intrauterine pregnancy.

C, caesarean; PUL, pregnancy of unknown location.