title: Concomitant abdominal and intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization in a woman with bilateral salpingectomy. A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Abdominal pregnancy is a rare event, and the concomitant presence of an intrauterine pregnancy is very exceptional.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of concomitant abdominal and intrauterine pregnancy following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) occurred in a woman with bilateral salpingectomy. The abdominal pregnancy was successfully treated surgically, with preservation of the intrauterine pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A careful ultrasound examination should be performed on women who have undergone IVF-ET, and the possibility of abdominal pregnancy should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. n.cormio@gynecology2.uniba.it
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: Sabino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santamato
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Putignano
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bettocchi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pascazio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005186:Fallopian Tube Patency Tests; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin