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A delayed spontaneous second-trimester tubo-abdominal pregnancy diagnosed and managed by laparotomy in a "self-identified" infertile woman, a case report and literature review.
Zhang, Yanfang; Li, Mengying; Liu, Xiaomei; Yang, Wen; Dong, Qingyun; Wang, Dan; Wang, Jinghua; Tian, Wenyan; Song, Xueru.
Affiliation
  • Zhang Y; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Li M; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Liu X; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Yang W; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Dong Q; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Wang D; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Wang J; Laboratory of Epidemiology, Tianjin Neurological Institute & Department of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
  • Tian W; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China.
  • Song X; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Health and Eugenics, Tianjin, China. tjsongxr@163.com.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth ; 23(1): 511, 2023 Jul 13.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37442982
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Abdominal pregnancy, a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, is associated with high morbidity and adverse consequences for future fertility. Early recognition and management reduce mortality and allow minimal invasive and conservative treatment. In modern medicine, primitive prevention to unexpected fatal pregnancies is crucial. CASE PRESENTATION A divorced 33-year-old "self-identified" infertile polycystic ovary woman diagnosed as repeated implantation failure in previous in vitro fertilization with her ex-husband ever presented in surgery department with a history of 15-day abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting and 3-h worsening abdominal pain. The serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin value was more than 10,000 m-international units per milliliter. Sonogram findings were significant for the absence of intrauterine gestation; a placenta and well-formed living fetus of second-trimester gestation were seen in the abdomen, accompanied by hemoperitoneum. A unique spontaneously second-trimester tubo-abdominal pregnancy was confirmed in emergent laparotomy by gynecologists, she received a removing of the living fetus, a right total salpingectomy, resection of partial omentum and blood transfusion. The patient recovered uneventfully and her serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin returned to normal range on the 30th postoperative day, till now, she has weak fertility awareness because of her catastrophic experiences in the unexpected abdominal pregnancy.

CONCLUSIONS:

This case highlights woman with a previous in vitro fertilization history may be in is a high risk to be delayed or missed in diagnosis in an intended ectopic pregnancy due to a fixed belief in infertility. Educational interventions and contraceptive care should be provided by fertility and healthcare practitioner. The possibility of abdominal pregnancy must always be suspected and dealt with promptly and appropriately by the astute clinician.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy, Abdominal Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Journal subject: OBSTETRICIA Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy, Abdominal Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Journal subject: OBSTETRICIA Year: 2023 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China
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