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Case Reports

. 2019 Oct 24;8(4):199.

doi: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_100_19. eCollection 2019 Oct-Dec.

Interstitial Pregnancy

Chih-Feng Yen^{1

2}, Yu-Shan Lin¹, Shu-Ling Lin³

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
² School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ School of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 31741851
PMCID: PMC6849105
DOI: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_100_19

Case Reports

Interstitial Pregnancy

Chih-Feng Yen et al. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 24;8(4):199.

doi: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_100_19. eCollection 2019 Oct-Dec.

Authors

Chih-Feng Yen^{1

2}, Yu-Shan Lin¹, Shu-Ling Lin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
² School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ School of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 31741851
PMCID: PMC6849105
DOI: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_100_19

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
(a) Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a gestation sac located outside the cavity with abundant blood supply, (b) laparoscopy found the ectopic site as a bulge at the uterotubal junction; the surrounding wall was thin with dilated vessels, (c) after cornuotomy, the gestational sac was removed with an endo-bag, (d) the tube was successfully preserved after suture repair

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