A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR THE LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF INTERSTITIAL PREGNANCY

Cornual or interstitial pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, which if undiagnosed can lead to fatal hemorrhage, Surgical managemen t has the potential risk of major hemorrhage and subsequently the need for hysterectomy, We describe a laparoscopic technique used on two pa tients on consecutive days to place a tourniquet around the cornu prio r to excision of the ectopic gestation in a relatively avascular field .