Laparoendoscopic single-site salpingectomy in isthmic and ampullary ectopic pregnancy: preliminary report and technique.
This prospective cohort study reports our initial experience with laparoscopic surgery in ectopic pregnancy performed exclusively through an umbilical incision using a single 3-channel port. Since September 2009, we have performed single-port laparoscopic surgery in 11 patients with ectopic pregnancy. In all 11 patients, laparoendoscopic single-site salpingectomy was completed successfully without conversion to a standard laparoscopic approach or to laparotomy. The median (range) operative time was 35 (25-65) minutes, operative blood loss was 30 (5-50) mL, and duration of hospital stay was 8 (5-18) hour. No patient required a blood transfusion, and no intraoperative complications occurred. Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery is a feasible surgical approach for treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Additional studies are needed to compare this approach with conventional laparoscopic treatment.
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- Treatment Outcome
- Salpingectomy
- Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Pregnancy
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Laparoscopy
- Humans
- Female
- Adult
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Treatment Outcome
- Salpingectomy
- Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Pregnancy
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Laparoscopy
- Humans
- Female
- Adult
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine