CO2 laser laparoscopic salpingotomy for treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancies: potential limitations

Linear salpingotomy was performed on 16 patients using the CO2 laser laparoscopically directed. Median operating time was 60 minutes (range 40-100) and all patients were discharged on the first postoperative day. There were 4 patients in whom persistence of trophoblast activity was detected, 2 of wh...

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Published inAustralian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 361
Main Authors O'Shea, R T, Thompson, G R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.11.1990
Subjects
Chorionic Gonadotropin - blood
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
Fallopian Tubes - surgery
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy
Laser Therapy
Methotrexate - therapeutic use
Peptide Fragments - blood
Postoperative Care
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Tubal - surgery
Trophoblasts
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Summary:Linear salpingotomy was performed on 16 patients using the CO2 laser laparoscopically directed. Median operating time was 60 minutes (range 40-100) and all patients were discharged on the first postoperative day. There were 4 patients in whom persistence of trophoblast activity was detected, 2 of whom were treated surgically and 2 by oral methotrexate therapy.
ISSN:0004-8666
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-828X.1990.tb02030.x