Secondary abdominal ectopic pregnancy is rare in clinical practice, but may lead to an increased maternal mortality. We present the case of a patient with an abdominal pregnancy secondary to a uterine perforation caused by a voluntary attempt to interrupt pregnancy that presented with nine weeks of abdominal pain and minimal vaginal bleeding which was mistakenly diagnosed as acute pelvic inflammatory disease, urinary tract infection, and post-abortion products of conception. Finally, the abdominal ultrasound test found an abdominal ectopic pregnancy. An exploratory laparotomy was performed and the fetus and placenta were removed without difficulties with a favorable postoperative course. It was concluded that uterine perforation during curettage of the cavity went unnoticed, leading to secondary abdominal implantation of pregnancy with a inconclusive clinical presentation, where ultrasound plays a fundamental diagnostic role. Laparotomy is indicated in most of these cases.
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