[Heterotopic pregnancy following in vitro fertilization with excision of ruptured cornual pregnancy and eventually caesarean section close to term].

Abstract

We describe a rare case of heterotopic pregnancy following in vitro fertilization with transferring of two embryos in a 39-year-old woman with previous bilateral salpingectomy. An ultrasound examination was performed on the day before admission showing a vital intrauterine pregnancy and no ectopic pregnancy. The woman was admitted with a ruptured cornual pregnancy at ten weeks of gestation. Laparotomy was performed on vital indication with excision of the ruptured haemorrhagic cornual pregnancy. The intrauterine pregnancy continued uneventfully with obstetric and fetal medicine specialist monitoring. A healthy boy was delivered by elective caesarean section.

• Authors: Jimmi Elers, Helle Zingenberg, Mette H Bing, Lene Paulsen
• Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger) Vol. 178 Issue 52 (Dec 26 2016) ISSN: 1603-6824 [Electronic] Denmark
• PMID: 28041548 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

Topics

• Adult
• Cesarean Section
• Female
• Fertilization in Vitro
• Humans
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Outcome
• Pregnancy, Cornual
• Pregnancy, Heterotopic (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Pregnancy, Interstitial
• Ultrasonography, Prenatal
• Uterine Rupture (etiology, surgery)