[Laparoscopic treatment of extrauterine pregnancy]

This study presents 45 consecutive cases of ectopic pregnancies, of which twenty six cases were managed by pelviscopic surgery and 19 by laparotomy. Laparoscopy failed in six of the nineteen laparotomy patients, probably due to poor hemostasis or an excessive hemoperitoneum. There was a significantly shorter hospital stay of 1.07 days for the laparoscopy group vs. 4.2 days for the group treated by laparotomy. Also a higher treatment cost was observed in the laparoscopy vs. laparotomy group. The operating time was not statistically different in the two groups, averaging 96 minutes in both groups. There were no complications in the laparoscopy group.