Ectopic pregnancy following tubal sterilization surgery.
In a consecutive study of 100 women with the surgical diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy confirmed by histologic examination, 7 women were found to have had prior tubal sterilization surgery. In 3 of these cases the sterilization procedure was bilateral tubal fulguration. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy must be given careful consideration if patients conceive after a tubal sterilization procedure of any type.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors