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- Title
One-trocar salpingectomy for the treatment of tubal pregnancy: a ‘marionette-like’ technique.
- Authors
Ghezzi, Fabio; Cromi, Antonella; Fasola, Maddalena; Bolis, Pierfrancesco
- Abstract
Laparoscopic salpingectomy for the treatment of tubal pregnancy has traditionally been performed with two ancillary trocars. We report a novel single-port technique requiring only an umbilical operative laparoscope and a percutaneous midline suture, inserted with a straight needle, to retract the affected fallopian tube. A total of 10 ectopic pregnancies have been successfully treated with this approach. The procedure was not technically demanding and the operative time was comparable to that of standard laparoscopic methods. No intraoperative and postoperative complication occurred. Ancillary trocars were not necessary in any of these cases. Our results showed that one-trocar salpingectomy is a feasible and safe technique.
- Subjects
FALLOPIAN tube surgery; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; TUBAL pregnancy; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2005, Vol 112, Issue 10, p1417
- ISSN
1470-0328
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00665.x