TY - JOUR
T1 - Ovarian pregnancy following invitro fertilization in a woman after bilateral salpingectomy
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Feit, Hagit
AU - Leibovitz, Zvi
AU - Kerner, Ram
AU - Keidar, Ran
AU - Sagiv, Ron
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 AAGL.
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - We present a rare case of ovarian pregnancy that occurred in a woman who underwent invitro fertilization (IVF) after bilateral salpingectomy. The patient presented with abdominal pain and a positive pregnancy test. Ovarian pregnancy was diagnosed owing to a suspicious mass detected on ultrasound. She underwent laparoscopy to confirm the diagnosis, which was subsequently verified by histopathological examination. The question that comes in mind is: How did the pregnancy get there? After a review of the literature, we have found a few possible explanations for the mechanism of this rare event. This case emphasizes the need for vigilance in suspecting ectopic pregnancy even in women who have undergone salpingectomy.
AB - We present a rare case of ovarian pregnancy that occurred in a woman who underwent invitro fertilization (IVF) after bilateral salpingectomy. The patient presented with abdominal pain and a positive pregnancy test. Ovarian pregnancy was diagnosed owing to a suspicious mass detected on ultrasound. She underwent laparoscopy to confirm the diagnosis, which was subsequently verified by histopathological examination. The question that comes in mind is: How did the pregnancy get there? After a review of the literature, we have found a few possible explanations for the mechanism of this rare event. This case emphasizes the need for vigilance in suspecting ectopic pregnancy even in women who have undergone salpingectomy.
KW - Ectopic pregnancy
KW - Invitro fertilization
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Ovarian pregnancy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928901885&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.01.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.01.018
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C2 - 25623367
AN - SCOPUS:84928901885
VL - 22
SP - 675
EP - 677
JO - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
JF - Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
SN - 1553-4650
IS - 4
ER -