title: Successful treatment of ovarian pregnancy with laparoscopy-assisted local injection of etoposide.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of ovarian ectopic pregnancy successfully treated with laparoscopy-assisted local injection of etoposide.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  University-affiliated teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 33-year-old woman with the diagnosis of an ovarian pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Laparoscopically assisted local injection of etoposide.
  
  
  METHODS
  Successful treatment of the ovarian ectopic pregnancy, with preservation of the ovary.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient was successfully treated, and she had normal menstruation after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of ovarian ectopic pregnancy with a laparoscopy-assisted local injection of etoposide might be a less invasive choice that can circumvent the systemic side effects of the medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yin-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.forename: Peng-Hui
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chien-Hang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pei-Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Wei-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D050498:Live Birth; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide