Ectopic Pregnancy - Is It Always a Threat to A Woman’s Life?

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy is a condition in which the fertilized ovum implants outside the uterus or attaches to an abnormal portion of the uterus, like cervix, cornea, myometrium. Such state occurs in 2% of all reported pregnancies. There are plenty of risk factors for this state. Fallopian tube surgery in the past, pelvic inflammatory disease is one of them. Undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy may lead to serious complications, like rupturing of the fallopian tube and massive internal bleeding. We would like to present a case, in which the patient was not aware of being pregnant, until she got the histopathology results after laparoscopic surgery because of tumor in the rectouterine pouch.