Concomitant abdominal and intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization in a woman with bilateral salpingectomy. A case report.
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.
Cormio
Gennaro
G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. n.cormio@gynecology2.uniba.it
Santamato
Sabino
S
Putignano
Giuseppe
G
Bettocchi
Stefano
S
Pascazio
Francesco
F
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
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin