When Salpingectomy Is Not Salpingectomy—Ipsilateral Recurrence of Tubal Pregnancy
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چکیده
Theoretically, total salpingectomy eliminates the risk of an ipsilateral tubal pregnancy. However, total salpingectomy is difficult to achieve using endoloops alone. We describe a situation where this resulted in an ipsilateral recurrence of tubal pregnancy which required emergency intervention and removal of the tubal remnants.
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دوره 2009 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2009