Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY Tubal Pregnancy, Eccyesis

An ectopic pregnancy (Greek ektopos, or out of place), or eccysis, is a complication of pregnancy in which the embryo implants outside the uterine cavity. In a normal pregnancy, the fertilized egg enters the uterus and settles into the uterine lining where it has plenty of room to divide and grow. About 1% of pregnancies are in an ectopic location with implantation not occurring inside of the w...

Tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Forty patients with tubal ectopic pregnancies seen over an 18 month period are studied. Epidemiological parameters in the three major groups are compared. The diagnostic problems, signs and symptoms are discussed. Aetiological factors in this area are compared with changing trends in other centres. Pelvic inflammatory disease remains an important cause. The role of conservative approach in surg...

Spontaneous bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy.

A 28-year-old woman presented at eight weeks and four days of gestation, according to her menstrual dates, complaining of painless vaginal bleeding for three days. Her urinary pregnancy test was positive. Initial transvaginal ultrasound demonstrated an irregular complex structure with a fluid filled centre in the right adnexum. Despite the diagnosis of a possible underlying unruptured right tub...

Ectopic pregnancy after tubal sterilization.

Tubal sterilization is an increasingly common method of contraception. Although pregnancy after sterilization is uncommon, it can occur and may be ectopic. It is widely believed that any pregnancies after tubal sterilization will generally occur during the first year or two year after the procedure. Surprisingly, failures are not limited to the first year or two, but continued to appear at each...