OBJECTIVE: To compare persistent ectopic pregnancy after laparoscopic salpingostomy versus salpingostomy at laparotomy for the treatment of intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 157 patients who had undergone salpingostomy for intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy at Yale-New Haven Hospital between September 1, 1986 and August 31, 1991. One hundred three women had laparoscopic salpingostomy and 54 had salpingostomy at laparotomy. RESULTS: Sixteen of 103 women (15.5%) undergoing laparoscopic salpingostomy were treated for persistent ectopic pregnancy, in contrast to one of 54 women (1.8%) who had salpingostomy by laparotomy. The adjusted odds ratio for persistent ectopic pregnancy after laparoscopic salpingostomy versus salpingostomy at laparotomy for an intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy was 8.4, with 95% confidence interval 1.1-62 (P < .02). Stepwise logistic regression demonstrated that a laparoscopic approach to salpingostomy (P < .05), smaller ectopic size (P < .01), and fewer days of amenorrhea (P < .05) predicted persistent ectopic pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Persistent ectopic pregnancy is more likely after laparoscopic salpingostomy than after salpingostomy at laparotomy for intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE: To compare persistent ectopic pregnancy after laparoscopic salpingostomy versus salpingostomy at laparotomy for the treatment of intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 157 patients who had undergone salpingostomy for intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy at Yale-New Haven Hospital between September 1, 1986 and August 31, 1991. One hundred three women had laparoscopic salpingostomy and 54 had salpingostomy at laparotomy. RESULTS: Sixteen of 103 women (15.5%) undergoing laparoscopic salpingostomy were treated for persistent ectopic pregnancy, in contrast to one of 54 women (1.8%) who had salpingostomy by laparotomy. The adjusted odds ratio for persistent ectopic pregnancy after laparoscopic salpingostomy versus salpingostomy at laparotomy for an intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy was 8.4, with 95% confidence interval 1.1-62 (P < .02). Stepwise logistic regression demonstrated that a laparoscopic approach to salpingostomy (P < .05), smaller ectopic size (P < .01), and fewer days of amenorrhea (P < .05) predicted persistent ectopic pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Persistent ectopic pregnancy is more likely after laparoscopic salpingostomy than after salpingostomy at laparotomy for intact ampullary ectopic pregnancy.