Successful treatment of ovarian pregnancy with laparoscopy-assisted local injection of etoposide.
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.
Juan
Yin-Chen
YC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wang
Peng-Hui
PH
Chen
Chien-Hang
CH
Ma
Pei-Chun
PC
Liu
Wei-Min
WM
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
D005047:Etoposide