Open AccessLaparoscopic resection of cornual heterotopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer leading to successful live birth
Author(s) -
Freda Khoo,
Tse Yeun Tan,
Heng Hao Tan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
gynecology and minimally invasive therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.441
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2213-3089
pISSN - 2213-3070
DOI - 10.1016/j.gmit.2014.08.002
Subject(s) - heterotopic pregnancy , medicine , ectopic pregnancy , pregnancy , in vitro fertilisation , wedge resection , laparoscopy , obstetrics , caesarean section , embryo transfer , surgery , gynecology , resection , salpingectomy , biology , genetics
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