Ectopic pregnancy is defined as implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the uterine cavity. This is an unusual case of ectopic pregnancy. A 29 year old woman reported to the clinic with continuous bleeding for 28 days, associated with pain on and off. There was no preceding amenorrhea with regular cycles. Clinically patient haemodynamically stable. The abdomen was soft, cystic to firm mass of...

Herein is described the case of a 28-year-old woman in whom uterine artery embolization (UAE) was performed to treat intramural ectopic pregnancy. The intramural ectopic pregnancy was diagnosed at magnetic resonance imaging, which showed a gestational sac surrounded completely by myometrium. The UAE procedure was uncomplicated, with satisfactory results. Intramural ectopic pregnancy may be trea...

Ectopic pregnancy foci might not be recognized despite advanced gestational ages and might present with life threatening symptoms like sudden rupture and acute abdomen. We report a triplet heterotopic pregnancy case with acute abdomen symptoms. The patient had both an intrauterine alive twin pregnancy at 9+5 weeks gestation and also tubal ectopic pregnancy. The pregnancy was achieved after ovul...

BACKGROUND In-vitro fertilization is a known risk factor for ectopic pregnancies. We sought to establish the risk factors for ectopic pregnancy in GnRH antagonist cycles examining patient and stimulation parameters with an emphasis on ovulation trigger. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, cohort study of 343 patients undergoing 380 assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles with the GnRH...

OBJECTIVE To compare the operative findings, operative procedure and complications, postoperative complications and hospital stay in patients with ectopic pregnancy managed by laparoscopy and conventional laparotomy. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional, observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmand...

Medicine, İzmir, Turkey; Email: [email protected] Abstract Introduction: Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy. It can be diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasonography at an early stage and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Presentation of case: In such cases, early diagnosis and management can avert life-threatening consequences like uterine rupture and abund...

The most common site of localisation of an ectopic pregnancy is the fallopian tube. Rarely an ectopic pregnancy can be found in the ovary, a caesarean section scar, the abdomen or the cervix. Risk factors are previous ectopic pregnancy, PID, endometriosis, previous pelvic surgery, the presence of a coil and infertility. However, a third of women with an ectopic pregnancy have no known risk fact...

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy continues to be a significant cause of maternal morbidity, mortality and reproductive failure in Nigeria. Ipsilateral ectopic pregnancy occurs rarely and may be difficult to diagnose in low resource settings where there are no diagnostic tools. Few cases have been reported in the literature but none in our region. CASE PRESENTATION We present an unusual case of a ...

Laparoscopy-assisted local injection of chemotherapeutic agents is not yet considered as a standard treatment for ectopic pregnancy. Herein, we demonstrated cases of cesarean scar pregnancy and ovarian ectopic pregnancy successfully treated with trans-vaginal sonography-guided local injection of etoposide. Furthermore, we evaluated the efficacy of laparoscopic local injection of etoposide compa...

BACKGROUND Bilateral ectopic pregnancy is a rare condition and is divided in two subgroups, primary and secondary, based on history of assisted reproductive technology. CASE PRESENTATION A 30 year old primigravid woman with history of infertility and ovulation induction presented to a hospital in Kashan in year 2013. She had vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and ultrasound findings suggested e...