Cornual pregnancies in patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the frequency of cornual pregnancy in patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing IVF.


METHODS
Review.


METHODS
Private fertility practice.


METHODS
Women undergoing IVF.


METHODS
Cornual ectopic pregnancy.


RESULTS
Of 26 ectopic pregnancies detected after ET during a 7-year period, 7 were located in the cornu or tubal stump after prior salpingectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing IVF are at particular risk for cornual pregnancy.
Agarwal
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SK
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, USA.
Wisot
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Garzo
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Meldrum
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DR
D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000209:etiology*