[Spontaneous bilateral tubal pregnancy following caesarean section]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2015 Mar 23;177(13):V12140675.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

We describe a rare case of bilateral tubal pregnancy following natural conception in a woman with no other known risk factor than two former caesarean sections. Intraabdominal adhesions following the caesarean sections complicated the salpingectomy thus diminishing certainty of a healthy contralateral tube. The woman was readmitted three weeks later and had an additional salpingectomy on behalf of an unrecognized tubal pregnancy. Considering the rising caesarean section rates clinicians need to be certain of no additional ectopic pregnancy while performing the primary operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section, Repeat / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Tubal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy, Tubal* / etiology
  • Pregnancy, Tubal* / surgery
  • Risk Factors
  • Salpingectomy
  • Ultrasonography