title: Survival of the cornual pregnancy in a heterotopic gestation after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
abstract: We present a case of combined intrauterine and cornual (interstitial) pregnancy after IVF-ET, with survival of the infant after the cornual pregnancy. The diagnosis of this rare phenomenon is difficult; a high index of suspicion and frequently ultrasound monitoring may enable early diagnosis in other forms of heterotopic pregnancy. Although the benefits of IVF-ET far outweight the risks of ectopic pregnancy, it is imperative that physicians who care for these patients be fully aware of the possibility of such a complication in this high-risk population.
authors.affiliation: Howard and Georgeanna Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oehninger
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Muasher
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Acosta
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rosenwaks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D014463:Ultrasonography