Laparoscopic resection of cornual heterotopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer leading to successful live birth
Heterotopic cornual pregnancy refers to the co-existence of intrauterine and extrauterine cornual pregnancies. This is rare, but the incidence increases in pregnancies associated with in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). A 36 year old gravida 2 para 0 woman with a history of bilatera...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307014000549 |
| Summary: | Heterotopic cornual pregnancy refers to the co-existence of intrauterine and extrauterine cornual pregnancies. This is rare, but the incidence increases in pregnancies associated with in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). A 36 year old gravida 2 para 0 woman with a history of bilateral salphingectomy underwent IVF-ET and was diagnosed with a heterotopic cornual pregnancy. She underwent diagnostic laparoscopy and wedge resection of the right cornual ectopic pregnancy. The intrauterine pregnancy progressed uneventfully and was delivered via caesarean section at 36 + 6 weeks. This case report illustrates the importance of early diagnosis of the condition, and how meticulous surgical technique is effective in removing the cornual ectopic pregnancy while preserving the intrauterine pregnancy. |
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| ISSN: | 2213-3070 |