CO2 laser laparoscopic salpingotomy for treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancies: potential limitations.
Linear salpingotomy was performed on 16 patients using the CO2 laser laparoscopically directed. Median operating time was 60 minutes (range 40-100) and all patients were discharged on the first postoperative day. There were 4 patients in whom persistence of trophoblast activity was detected, 2 of whom were treated surgically and 2 by oral methotrexate therapy.
O'Shea
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Reproductive Medicine Programme, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
Thompson
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D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000601:surgery*; D014327:Trophoblasts
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D008727:Methotrexate