| Literature DB >> 36237762 |
Megan Masten1, Meredith Alston2.
Abstract
Spontaneous bilateral ectopic pregnancies are rare. In the majority of case reports, treatments prescribed were methotrexate, bilateral salpingectomy, or salpingectomy/salpingostomy. A 31-year-old gravida 3 para 0 at our institution underwent diagnostic laparoscopy due to ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and based on visual inspection, had a bilateral ectopic pregnancy. She underwent right salpingectomy for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and had spontaneous expulsion of the left ectopic pregnancy with mobilization of the fallopian tube. She received methotrexate as per the two-dose protocol and was followed with a negative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (b-hCG). Pathology confirmed bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancies. Spontaneous bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy requires a high level of clinical suspicion. If a tubal pregnancy has expulsion of tissue intraoperatively, a two-dose protocol for methotrexate administration may be used for treatment, especially in the case of a bilateral ectopic pregnancy with fertility desires.Entities:
Keywords: bilateral ectopic pregnancy; diagnostic laparoscopy; methotrexate ectopic; ruptured ectopic pregnancy; tubal ectopic pregnancy
Year: 2022 PMID: 36237762 PMCID: PMC9552852 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184