Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy after missed abortion and acute appendicitis treated by laparoscopy.

Ryu, Eun Seok; Kim, Yun Sook; Mun, Seong Taek; Jeon, Seob; Choi, Seung Do; Sunwoo, Jae Gun; Bae, Dong Han

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;51(12):1545-1549.
Published online December 1, 2008.

Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy after missed abortion and acute appendicitis treated by laparoscopy.

Eun Seok Ryu, Yun Sook Kim, Seong Taek Mun, Seob Jeon, Seung Do Choi, Jae Gun Sunwoo, Dong Han Bae

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Soonchunhyang, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital, Chunan, Korea. drsook@schch.co.kr

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy and appendicitis in pregnancy are two most common causes of acute abdomen in young women and differenciation of these diseases is very difficult. Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare event, occuring less than 1:30,000 pregnancies in natural conception cycles. However, with assisted reproduction techniques, this incidence has increased. We experienced a case of spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy after missed abortion and acute appendicitis treated by laparoscopy. So we report this case with brief review of literature.

Key Words: Heterotopic pregnancy, Appendicitis, Laparoscopy