Ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy: Risk factors and reproductive outcome

1999 ◽  
Vol 180 (4) ◽  
pp. 938-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Job-Spira ◽  
Hervé Fernandez ◽  
Jean Bouyer ◽  
Jean-Luc Pouly ◽  
Elisabeth Germain ◽  
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Author(s):  
Shrinkhla Khandelwal ◽  
Neeta Natu

Ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of extrauterine ectopic pregnancy. Risk factors such as reproductive treatments and infertility have been identified in recent studies. In this article, we present a case of ovarian ectopic pregnancy occurring following in vitro fertilization treatment and a fresh embryo transfer. The diagnosis of ovarian pregnancy was made during transvaginal sonography performed due to suspected ectopic pregnancy. Ovarian ectopic pregnancy is a rare clinical phenomenon. Late diagnosis and lack of appropriate intervention may have catastrophic results. Several mechanisms and risk factors are proposed, and their acknowledgment may improve early diagnosis and prevention of complications.


2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (147) ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Rajshree Jha ◽  
M Singh ◽  
A Rana ◽  
A Singh ◽  
S Bastola

ABSTRACTSeventyeight cases of ectopic pregnancy were studied retrospectively at Tribhuvan University TeachingHospital during April 1993 - December 1996. The overall incidence of etopic pregnancy was 0.86% livebirths. Grandmultipara were found to be at a low risk for ectopic pregnancy. A history of infertility andprevious pelvic surgery were positive risk factors. The most common presenting symptoms were abdominalpain (90%), history of amenorrhoea (46%), abnormal uterine bleeding (40%). On examination adenexaltenderness (72%), abdominal tenderness (68%), pallor (53%) and cervical excitation (33%) were the mostfrequent findings. Adenexal mass was noted in 22% cases and in 35 % cases the size of the uterus could notbe assessed. Ultrasonography and transvaginal sonography proved to be valuable diagnostic aids. Twomaternal deaths (2.6 %) due to ectopic pregnancy occurred in the hospital during this period.Key Words: Ectopic pregnancy, risk factors, sonography.


Author(s):  
Chandana Galidevara ◽  
Swaramya C.

Background: The objective of this study was to analyse distribution of predisposing risk factors for ectopic pregnancy and to study the various modalities of management instituted along with surgical characteristics.Methods: This is a retrospective data analysis of tubal ectopic pregnancies (EP) managed in a tertiary rural referral centre over three years.Results: A total of 160 women were managed for tubal EP. Majority of the women belonged to the age group of 21-30 years (73%). Multigravidae constituted 71.3% of the women and overall, 90.6% women conceived spontaneously. History of ovulation induction was present in 3.7% of women, IUI in 1.2% and IVF in 4.4%. Risk factors encountered in the study include previous EP (9.4%), history of tubal sterilisation (6.9%), caesarean section (13.1%), PID (7.5%), miscarriage (25%), tubal recanalization (3.7%). Conservative management was instituted in 16.8%. Amongst the women managed surgically, 67.5% underwent laparotomy with the remaining being managed laparoscopically. Of the surgically managed patients 72.9% had ruptured EP. There was a predominance of right sided ectopic in our study (79%) and ampullary region of the fallopian tube was the most common site of tubal EP (81.2%). The most common procedure performed was total salpingectomy (56.4%). Supportive treatment with blood transfusion was required amongst 18.8% of the women who had EP. In the postoperative period, fever was noted in 13.5% of women and 2.5% needed intensive care unit admission for hemodynamic stabilisation. The incidence of wound discharge was 12% of women who underwent surgery.Conclusions: This study underpins the importance of early diagnosis, appropriate clinical managementwith timely intervention to improve outcomes associated with EP and to prevent severe morbidity and mortality.


Author(s):  
Ranjita Ghadei ◽  
Swayamsiddha Mohanty ◽  
Sushree Sovana Mishra ◽  
Debashis Giri

Background: Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal death during the 1st trimester of pregnancy, accounting for approximately 10% of all pregnancy related deaths. A better understanding of ectopic pregnancy risk can help prevent its occurrence. The present study was designed to evaluate the ectopic pregnancy risk factors and their strength of association with ectopic pregnancy at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: It was a prospective study with 104 cases of ectopic pregnancy and 125 controls conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack for a period of 1 year. Detailed history suggestive of risks factor for ectopic pregnancy, menstrual and obstetrics history was taken. General, systemic, abdominal and vaginal examination was done. Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy was confirmed by clinical examination, urine pregnancy test, ultrasonography and culdocentesis and only confirmed cases were included in the study group. Healthy pregnant women were taken as control group.Results: The study revealed that the risk of ectopic pregnancy was associated with the traditional risk factors including previous EP [Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 9.98, 95% CI: 0.89-11.1%], previous infertility (AOR= 7.29, 95% CI:2.53-21.0) and previous history of sterilization (AOR=12.47,95% CI: 3.50 - 44.4) and previous history of abortion (AOR= 3.10, 95% CI: 1.53-6.30). Age comparison between cases and controls revealed that the ODDS of having ectopic pregnancy was 4 times in the age group 30 to 35 years as compared to uterine pregnancy and this difference was statistically significant (P value = 0.007).Conclusions: Risk factors such as previous ectopic pregnancy, induction of ovulation, intra uterine device usage, abortion as well as increased maternal age along with recent diagnostic tools aid in early detection of ectopic pregnancy in women resulting in proper and timely treatment.


2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Latchaw ◽  
Peter Takacs ◽  
Lucia Gaitan ◽  
Sasha Geren ◽  
Jennifer Burzawa

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