OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency of cornual pregnancy in patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing IVF. DESIGN: Review. SETTING: Private fertility practice. PATIENTS: Women undergoing IVF. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Cornual ectopic pregnancy. RESULTS: Of 26 ectopic pregnancies detected after ET during a 7-year period, 7 were located in the cornu or tubal stump after prior salpingectomy. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing IVF are at particular risk for cornual pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency of cornual pregnancy in patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing IVF. DESIGN: Review. SETTING: Private fertility practice. PATIENTS: Women undergoing IVF. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Cornual ectopic pregnancy. RESULTS: Of 26 ectopic pregnancies detected after ET during a 7-year period, 7 were located in the cornu or tubal stump after prior salpingectomy. CONCLUSIONS:Patients with prior salpingectomy undergoing IVF are at particular risk for cornual pregnancy.