Spontaneous cornual pregnancy after homolateral salpingectomy for an earlier tubal pregnancy: a case report and literature review

J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):208-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.11.008.

Abstract

Cornual pregnancy is an infrequent pathological condition with severe prognosis if not adequately recognized. Ipsilateral salpingectomy represents a unique risk factor for this clinical entity. This article reports a laparoscopically treated spontaneous cornual pregnancy after homolateral salpingectomy for an earlier tubal pregnancy in a condition of hemodynamic instability as a result of cornual rupture. We include a review of the literature, underlining the feasibility of a laparoscopic approach and new treatment options combining medical and surgical tools with specific attention to their impact on future fertility and on risk of uterine rupture in a future pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fallopian Tubes / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hemoperitoneum / etiology
  • Hemoperitoneum / surgery
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Tubal / surgery*
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Uterine Rupture / etiology
  • Uterine Rupture / surgery*
  • Uterus / surgery*