Bilateral hematosalpinx in a case of ectopic pregnancy: a clinical dilemma

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep;189(3):892-3. doi: 10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00206-0.

Abstract

A 31-year-old woman with a positive pregnancy test and a transvaginal ultrasound scan result that was suggestive of a right tubal ectopic pregnancy underwent a laparoscopy, which showed bilateral hematosalpinx. In the presence of active bleeding and deteriorating hemodynamic status of the patient, a minilaparotomy was performed that revealed a right-sided hematosalpinx and a left-sided ectopic gestation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Adult
  • Fallopian Tube Diseases / complications
  • Fallopian Tube Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Fallopian Tube Diseases / surgery
  • Fallopian Tubes / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / complications
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / surgery
  • Ultrasonography
  • Uterine Hemorrhage