Laparoscopic Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy

During the last 5 years 82 women underwent laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancy, three ovarian and one interstitial. The mean preoperative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) value was 1550 mg/ml (range 375-200 mg/ml). The salpinx was ruptured in 12 women. At laparoscopy 35 salpingotomies and 47 salpingectomies were performed. Intraoperative laparotomies were performed in one woman because of interstitial pregnancy and massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage. No patient required further therapy for persistent trophoblastic tissue after salpingotomy.