Term delivery following tuboovarian abscess after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Ji Won Kim; Woo Sik Lee; Tae Ki Yoon; Ji Eun Han

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.040

Term delivery following tuboovarian abscess after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 May;208(5):e3-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.040. Epub 2013 Jan 24.

Authors

Ji Won Kim¹, Woo Sik Lee, Tae Ki Yoon, Ji Eun Han

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 23353024
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.040

Abstract

A tuboovarian abscess (TOA) during pregnancy following oocyte retrieval is extremely rare. We report a rare case of pregnancy complicated by the development of a TOA following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer that was treated successfully with laparoscopy. We also review all similar cases reported in the English-language literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abscess
Adult
Embryo Transfer*
Fallopian Tube Diseases / diagnosis
Fallopian Tube Diseases / etiology*
Fallopian Tube Diseases / surgery
Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Humans
Laparoscopy
Oocyte Retrieval / adverse effects*
Ovarian Diseases / diagnosis
Ovarian Diseases / etiology*
Ovarian Diseases / surgery
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / etiology*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / surgery
Term Birth*