An ectopic pregnancy in the upper retroperitoneum following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Ferland, R.J.; Chadwick, D.A.; O'Brien, J.A.; Granai, C.O.

Obstetrics and Gynecology 78(3 Part 2): 544-546

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844
PMID: 1870818
Document Number: 380081
Thirty-seven days after successful embryo transfer, a chorionic vesicle was recovered from the upper abdominal retroperitoneal space in a patient presenting with an acute life-threatening hemorrhage. This is the first case report of a retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy which, although uncommon, is a potentially fatal complication of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer.

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An ectopic pregnancy in the upper retroperitoneum following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer