title: Heterotopic pregnancy following IVF-ET: successful treatment with salpingostomy under spinal anesthesia and continuation of intrauterine twin pregnancy.
abstract: The extended use of assisted reproductive technologies is increasing the heterotopic pregnancies, leading to a potentially dangerous condition for the intrauterine pregnancy and the mother. We report a case of unruptured heterotopic pregnancy following IVF-ET at 6 weeks of gestation and the patient was treated with salpingostomy under spinal anesthesia. The intrauterine twin pregnancy course was uneventful with the delivery of healthy babies at 34th week by Cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mevlana University Hospital, Konya, Turkey, alptekinhusnu74@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hüsnü
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alptekin
authors.forename: Yıldıray
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D050498:Live Birth; D011247:Pregnancy; D063192:Pregnancy, Heterotopic / Q000601:surgery*; D059285:Pregnancy, Twin; D012489:Salpingostomy