Abstract
We present a case of persistent trophoblast tissue (PT) five weeks after salpingectomy for tubal pregnancy. The fallopian tube-sparing method (salpingotomy) has a greater risk of PT than removal of the whole fallopian tube (salpingectomy) has. A 32-year-old woman was treated with salpingectomy on suspicion of a bleeding ectopic pregnancy and was readmitted due to PT. There is no evidence for measuring the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level as routine follow-up after salpingectomy, but it is important to be aware of the risk of PT and if in doubt measure the levels of hCG.
| Translated title of the contribution | Persistent trophoblast tissue after salpingectomy |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Article number | V01170073 |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 179 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |