A Case of Abdominal Pregnancy Following In vitro Fertilization in a Patient with Previous Bilateral Salpingectomy
Ritu Dalmia *
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Jyothsna Murthy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Chukwunonso Orakwue
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Although most of the ectopic pregnancies after assisted reproductive technology (ART) are tubal, 10.8% are extra tubal and more difficult to diagnose. A careful ultrasound examination should be made on patients who undergo IVF-ET and the possibility of abdominal pregnancy should be kept in mind.
Abdominal pregnancy can be regarded as either primary or secondary. Primary Abdominal pregnancy is when, to start with the blastocyst implants in abdomen while secondary is most commonly associated with early tubal rupture and subsequent implantation of blastocyst on to the peritoneal surface.
We here present a case of abdominal pregnancy, following in vitro fertilization in a patient with previous bilateral salpingectomy.
Keywords: Ectopic, abdominal pregnancy, bilateral salpingectomy, assisted reproduction.