Spontaneous intrauterine pregnancy after tubal sterilization: A case report. 2024

Lauren Lim, and Heather Fuentes
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine , Reno, NV, USA.

The sterilization failure rate of a total bilateral salpingectomy is unknown. After a total bilateral salpingectomy, spontaneous intrauterine pregnancy is extremely rare; only four cases have been documented. This case report describes a 34-year-old G4P1213 with a history of bilateral salpingectomy who was found to have a viable intrauterine pregnancy. The pregnancy was continued and ended in a repeat cesarean section. At the time of surgery, a left tubal remnant was noted. While the patient was originally reported to have a complete salpingectomy, the evidence of a tubal stump makes this an unintended partial salpingectomy. It is theorized that dense pelvic adhesions at the time of the left salpingectomy increased the likelihood of sterilization failure. This is the first case report to evaluate the pelvic cavity after an intrauterine pregnancy following a reported complete bilateral salpingectomy. Patients should be counseled on the risk of ectopic and intrauterine pregnancy following a bilateral salpingectomy.

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