A Case of Discovery of Heterotopic Pregnancy After Missed Abortion.

Lee, Hee; Choi, Won Il; Lee, Sun Kyoung; No, Hyun Kyoung; So, Jae Sung; Han, Jae Hee; Yoon, Gui Okh

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 48(10); 2005 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;48(10):2458-2461.
Published online October 1, 2005.

A Case of Discovery of Heterotopic Pregnancy After Missed Abortion.

Hee Lee, Won Il Choi, Sun Kyoung Lee, Hyun Kyoung No, Jae Sung So, Jae Hee Han, Gui Okh Yoon

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sung Ae General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. gdiangel@lycos.co.kr
²Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sung Ae General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Heterotopic pregnancy, the potentially fatal condition in which simultaneous gestations occurs at two or more implantation sites, was first reported in 1708 as an autopsy finding. In natural conception cycles it is a rare event, occuring less than 1:30,000 pregnancies. However, with assisted reproduction techniques, this incidence increase. Also the frequency of heterotopic pregnancy has steadily increased because of rising incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease, former tubal surgery. We report a case of discovery of heterotopic pregnancy after missed abortion with brief review of literature.

Key Words: Heterotopic pregnancy, Missed abortion