title: Successful laparoscopic management of ruptured tubal pregnancy with an ipsilateral ectopic pelvic kidney.
abstract: Objective. To report a case of successful laparoscopic management of a left ruptured tubal pregnancy in the setting of an ipsilateral ectopic pelvic kidney. Method. Case report was prepared at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center. The patient is a young woman gravida 2 para 0 in her twenties who presented with severe abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She had a plateaued beta HCG and ultrasonographic findings suggestive of ectopic left tubal pregnancy along with an ectopic ipsilateral pelvic kidney. The IRB approval is not needed, as this is a case report. The informed consent could not be obtained, as the patient was not reachable. Result. Multiple intraperitoneal adhesions, left ruptured ampullary ectopic pregnancy and left retroperitoneal pelvic mass consistent with ipsilateral ectopic pelvic kidney. Conclusion. Laparoscopic management of tubal pregnancy can be safely performed in the setting of an ipsilateral ectopic pelvic kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C. S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belotte
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belotte
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alexis
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Awoniyi O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Awonuga
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Tina Jessica
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Aguin