title: Peritoneal trophoblastic tissue implants after laparoscopic treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: A persistent serum titer of beta-hCG 4 weeks after laparoscopic removal of an intratubal pregnancy may be due to PEP (1 case) and/or peritoneal trophoblastic tissue implants (2 cases). In these three patients, a second laparoscopy detected the cause of the elevated hormonal levels and enabled therapy to be carried out at the same time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeCaprio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McGlynn
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wilkie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longo
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014327:Trophoblasts