Ectopic Pregnancy of the Second Trimester

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy is considered to be any which nests outside the endometrial cavity. The overall incidence is 1-2 % of the total of pregnancies, and in 97 % of cases is located in the tube. The objective is to describe a peculiar clinical case of a patient with tubal ectopic pregnancy that extended to the second trimester. We present a 32-year-old patient with 17 weeks of gestational age who was referred from her doctor. Twin pregnancy with an anembryonic sac was diagnosed by ultrasound. Exploratory laparotomy was performed. A hemoperitoneum of 400 mL was observed. A 17-week right tubal pregnancy was fissured in the ampullary region, the left annex was normal, the uterus was soft anad there was a 2 cm myoma on the anterior side of the uterus. Right adnexectomy was performed. There were no complications. The results of the pathological anatomical study showed (Biopsy 16-255) tubal ectopic pregnancy. The tubal pregnancy that occurs in the second trimester asymptomatically is rare. Medical publications on this subject are limited. Ultrasound is useful for the diagnosis and topographic location of ectopic pregnancy, especially to differentiate tubal from abdominal gestation since medical and surgical managements are different in both locations.