title: Laparoscopic cornuotomy using a temporary tourniquet suture and diluted vasopressin injection in interstitial pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficiency of laparoscopic cornuotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case review.
  
  
  METHODS
  An urban medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight patients with interstitial pregnancy who have undergone laparoscopic cornuotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Laparoscopic cornuotomy was performed using a temporary tourniquet suture and the injection of diluted vasopressin around the cornual mass. The tourniquet suture was removed completely after repairing the cornu.
  
  
  METHODS
  Operating time, hemorrhage, beta-hCG levels.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The estimated blood loss was 50 +/- 22 mL (mean +/- SD), and the operating time was 58 +/- 16 minutes. The serum beta-hCG level returned to within the normal range approximately 4 weeks postoperatively in all patients. There were no major postoperative complications, such as hemorrhage, and no postoperative adjuvant therapy was required.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic cornuotomy is a safe and effective method in interstitial pregnancy, and we believe that it has the advantage of preserving reproductive capacity over cornual resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea. yschoimd@yahoo.co.kr
authors.forename: Young-Sam
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Dae-Sook
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Eun
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kwang-Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Ji-Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hyoung-Duck
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013537:Sutures; D014111:Tourniquets; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D014667:Vasopressins