Ultrasound-assisted intraoperative localization and laparoscopic management of a previously missed unruptured retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy

We report the case of an early first-trimester retroperitoneal broad ligament live pregnancy occurring after spontaneous conception in a patient who had a history of an ipsilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy, previously treated with laparoscopic right salpingectomy. Current gestation had been missed during initial laparoscopy, and was located and removed during a repeat laparoscopic procedure under intraoperative ultrasonographic guidance.
Source: Gynecological Surgery - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research