A case of ruptured ipsilateral cornual pregnancy after right salpingectomy.

Kim, Ho Young; Moon, Jin Sung; Chun, Yang Sung; Lee, Yong Woo

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;48(1):224-227.
Published online January 1, 2005.

A case of ruptured ipsilateral cornual pregnancy after right salpingectomy.

Ho Young Kim, Jin Sung Moon, Yang Sung Chun, Yong Woo Lee

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. tosptosp@hanmail.net

Abstract

Corunal or interstitial pregnancy is very rare and its diagnosis is difficult. It accounts for no more than 2% to 4% of all tubal pregnancy. As ruptured is likely to occur between the end of the second and the end of the fourth month, it causes serious maternal mortality and morbidity. If the contralateral tube is patent, history of ipsilateral salpingectomy may be risk factor for interstitial pregnancy. A 37-year-old woman had laparoscopic right salpingectomy due to tubal pregnancy. One year later she experienced a second ruptured interstitial pregnancy on the same side.

Key Words: Cornual pregnancy, Ectopic pregnancy