Laparoscopic Treatment of Early Retroperitoneal Abdominal Pregnancy Implanted on Inferior Vena Cava

• DOI: 10.1097/sle.0b013e3181ab91b0
• Publication Date: 2009-08-19T07:16:09Z
• Authors: Sung-Uk Bae; Chang-Nam Kim; Ki-Hwan Kim; In-Taek Hwang; Young-Jin Choi; Min-Koo Lee; Byung-Sun Cho; Yoon-Jung Kang; Joo-Seung Park
• Keywords: Wedge resection

The case of an early retroperitoneal abdominal pregnancy implanted on inferior vena cava successfully resected through laparoscopic surgery is reported here. A 28-year-old woman presented with vaginal spotting and amenorrhrea for 7+5 weeks. Although a diagnosis right cornual ectopic by transvaginal ultrasound was made wedge resection the left uterine cornus performed, β-human chorionic gonadotropin level remained high. Abdominal ultrasonography computerized tomography abdomen demonstrated 3.4×2.6 cm sized hypervascular cystic mass along anterior aspect Inferior cava. performed. This first that has been treated laparoscopy.