Abstract
An intramural pregnancy is an unusual type of ectopic pregnancy in which the gestational sac is situated in the myometrium, separate from the endometrial cavity and fallopian tubes. There are only 22 cases in the published literature via search of PubMed from 2010 to 2018. The authors report an additional rare case of ectopic pregnancy which underwent previous surgery for intrauterine adhesions (IUA) treated by laparoscopy and they summarize the current data regarding etiology, diagnosis, and management from literature.
Highlights
Intramural pregnancy is an infrequent form of ectopic pregnancy
The authors reported a case of intramural pregnancy in a woman with previous surgery for intrauterine adhesions (IUA)
It was deemed necessary to introduce diagnostic laparoscopy, which revealed that the uterine size was larger with an unruptured mass which protruded from the fundal myometrium and was distinct from both fallopian tubes (Figure B). the ovaries and the fallopian tubes appeared normal
Summary
Intramural pregnancy following transcervical resection of adhesion: a case and review literatures. Summary An intramural pregnancy is an unusual type of ectopic pregnancy in which the gestational sac is situated in the myometrium, separate from the endometrial cavity and fallopian tubes. There are only 22 cases in the published literature via search of PubMed from 2010 to 2018. The authors report an additional rare case of ectopic pregnancy which underwent previous surgery for intrauterine adhesions (IUA) treated by laparoscopy and they summarize the current data regarding etiology, diagnosis, and management from literature
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