CORNUAL PREGNANCY AFTER IVF-ET - A REPORT OF 3 CASES

BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy is a well-known complication of in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Although ectopic pregnancy af ter IVF-ET in patients with prior bilateral salpingectomy is uncommon, it car I occur and may be a cornual implantation. Because of the poss ibility of early rupture With severe hemorrhage, special attention to cornual pregnancy after IVF-ET is warranted. CASES: Three cases of cor nual pregnancy occurred after IVF-ET. Two of these patients had prior bilateral salpingectomy, whereas another had prior tuboplasty for tuba l disease. CONCLUSION: Patients who had prior salpingectomy or tubopla sty with cornual patency undergoing IVF-ET are at risk-for cornual pre gnancy. Close monitoring of pregnancies in these patients is important to prevent a deleterious delay in treatment of a cornual pregnancy.