Ectopic pregnancy is defined as any implantation of products of conception outside uterine cavity. Tubal pregnancy accounts for 95% of cases, ovarian and abdominal pregnancy are uncommon. Treatment hovers around medical and surgical management. Most important complication is rupture. Introduction Ectopic pregnancy accounts for 6% of pregnancy-related deaths. Even in the western world the rate is 0.2 deaths per 1000 ectopic.
The situation is grim in developing countries where the case fatality is much higher. Exact incidence is not known owing to lack of registry. Around two percent of all pregnancy are ectopic. Increased ectopic pregnancy rates are associated with assisted reproductive technique, sexually transmitted diseases, after recanalization surgery and contraception use. Though this association is not that significant, but we should keep this in mind when treating this subset of…
