Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
1998 Jan;41(1):341-345.
A Case of Secondary Abdominal Pregnancy After Laparoscopic Tubal Sterilization
Abstract
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Abdominal pregnancy is a very rare and life threatening variant of ectopic pregnancy with high maternal mortality and perinatal mortality. In most instances abdominal pregnacy is secondary, result from tubal abortion and from rupture of tubal pregnancy or a previous uterine incision. The conceptus then reimplants onto the peritoneal surfaces, omentum, and bowel. We experienced a case of abdominal pregnancy after laparoscopic tubal sterilization diagnosed at emergency laparotomy and reported it with brief review of a literature.