Retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy: a literature review of reported cases

To provide reference for the diagnosis and treatment of retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy (REP), we conducted a review on all of the reported cases in English by summarizing their clinical manifestation, diagnosis, management and prognosis. A total of 25 literatures including 26 REP cases were collected from PubMed database. 40% (10/25) of the patients had a history of tubal pregnancy, 65.4% (17/26) was spontaneous pregnancy, and the average period of amenorrhea was 56.7 days. Abdominal pain is the most common (53.8%, 14/26) symptom of REP.

Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - February 17, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Zhenbo OuYang, Shiyuan Wei, Jiawen Wu, Zixian Wan, Min Zhang, Biting Zhong Source Type: research