Laparoscopic cornual resection for interstitial pregnancy: Staying in the Marginal Zone.

BACKGROUND

Fortunately, interstitial pregnancies are a rare early pregnancy presentation, yet they can be challenging to managed and are associated with a high risk of intra-abdominal haemorrhage. Once detected, surgical laparoscopic resection can be the preferred management method for both patient safety and for definitive treatment.

OBJECTIVE

The video presents a new technique for laparoscopic resection of an interstitial pregnancy which enables the procedure to be effectively bloodless.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

We report on a new technique for laparoscopic cornual resection. As shown in the video, staying in the marginal zone may result in the enblock resection of the gestational sac. Using meticulous applications of bipolar energy and cutting with scissors in the marginal zone, the operation may be completed with almost no blood loss and minimal damage to the adjacent healthy myometrium.

RESULTS

The operation lasted 30 min with almost no blood loss. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged on the first postoperative day.

CONCLUSIONS

Staying in the marginal zone during dissection permits even less experienced laparoscopists to complete laparoscopic cornual resection with minimal blood loss concomitantly with minimal trauma to the adjacent myometrium.