[Persistent trophoblast tissue after salpingectomy]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2017 Nov 13;179(23):V01170073.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

We present a case of persistent trophoblast tissue (PT) five weeks after salpingectomy for tubal pregnancy. The fallopian tube-sparing method (salpingotomy) has a greater risk of PT than removal of the whole fallopian tube (salpingectomy) has. A 32-year-old woman was treated with salpingectomy on suspicion of a bleeding ectopic pregnancy and was readmitted due to PT. There is no evidence for measuring the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level as routine follow-up after salpingectomy, but it is important to be aware of the risk of PT and if in doubt measure the levels of hCG.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications / blood
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Tubal / blood
  • Pregnancy, Tubal / pathology
  • Pregnancy, Tubal / surgery*
  • Salpingectomy / adverse effects*
  • Trophoblasts / pathology*